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br> -- Paul Siegel br> Dallas, Texas /p> p> In her campaign speeches in Iowa (and elsewhere), Mrs. Clinton claimed that she was instrumental in crafting and then helped pass the SCHIP legislation that created a national health insurance program for the children of low-income families. This more than deviates from the truth. Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch were the prime movers of this legislation. Bill Clinton initially lobbied against this program, much to the surprise and anger of Kennedy. Mrs. Clinton claims she has been an advocate for children's issues for 35 years, and the SCHIP program is a key event in that advocacy. This is malarkey. br> -- Fred Edwards br> Tucson Arizona /p>

"As the Clintons enter their 17th year at the center of the national stage, some Washington pundits are running out of patience with them." News flash to the punditocracy: Many, many, many of us ran out of patience with them a very, very, very long time ago.

As for HRC's claim that she can only remember "misspeaking" once in the past 12 years? Brassy.

p>But couple her prevaricating with Barack Obama's whoppers, the Dems have two really trustworthy wannabes. Not. br> -- C. Kenna Amos br> Princeton, West Virginia

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