Consider the source

Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson is speaking. She's a public health nurse from Gresham. She says,

"We need healthy kids legislation and shame on us if we don't do something. We're sending a clear message that the Oregon legislature will make sure that Oregon children have access to affordable health care."

Okay fine. That's easy for her to say because she's got a skewed look on the issue. All she thinks about are the health consequences of children who don't have healthy care, of what happens when people are kicked off the Oregon Health Plan, and the costs to people and society from smoking.

Fine. But once again, I have to ask...what about me?