e. coli conservatism in the news again

From the New York Times:

The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.

So much for state rights. This is also a sign that the right wingers in the White House are going to do everything it can to prevent the expansion of healthcare, even as Americans demand it. It should be an interesting in '08, since every Democratic candidate is going to be talking about healthcare.

(h/t to C&L)