Don Manzullo calls this "socialism"

Why are wingnuts afraid to debate?

This is funny:

Right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin has been a leader in the infamous smearing of a 12-year-old boy and his family in the political debate over President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

In a valiant response, liberal blogger Ezra Klein (right), a bright lad of only 23, has challenged the much older Malkin (she'll be 37 next week) to a debate on the issue of health care, but Malkin has chickened out, which has prompted other progressive bloggers to mock and taunt her.

UPDATE: There's more taunting of Milken here, here and here.

Loonies attack 12-year-old and his family

In their pathetic efforts to defend President Bush from public outrage over his veto of legislation funding the Children's Health Insurance Program, a gang of right-wing zealots, including Michelle Malkin (right), are going after a 12-year-old boy.

Lovely people, these extremists.

Compassionate conservatism

By the way, if you're from the Rockford area, you should know that Don Manzullo voted against the State Children's Health Insurance Program and almost certainly will vote to uphold President Bush's veto.

POSTSCRIPT: Paul Krugman says conservatives generally regard the problems of the downtrodden -- sick kids among the poor, for example -- as funny.