That’s the subject line of this email from MoveOn.org. I’m tempted to call it a “new low,” but there is probably no such thing in this case:

Dear MoveOn member, President Bush and Republicans in Congress are blocking virtually every progressive bill the Democrats try to pass…and now they’re threatening to deny health care to uninsured children. In seven days, millions of low-income kids will lose their health insurance unless the funding is renewed. So far, Republican leaders and the president have fought Democratic attempts to renew funding, but they’re nervous about voting against such a popular measure.

Well, that’s not exactly correct. This bill will expand a welfare program to the middle class without covering any new poor children. And the only way the program suddenly ends is if Democrats insist on this change and refuse to renew it, because they have the votes to keep the program as it is and increase funding.

Will you write a letter to the editor demanding that Republican leaders stop blocking kids’ health care?
Writing a letter with our online tool is really easy—we even list key points you might want to include. The opinion page is one of the most-read sections of the newspaper, so letters have a powerful impact.

Their “letter writing tool” requires me to provide lots of personal information, but it allows me to choose which paper I want to send it to. So letter-page editors, if you want to know what to expect in the coming weeks, here are the talking points they provide.

  • President Bush is threatening to veto health care for millions of uninsured kids.
  • In less than a week, millions of low-income kids will lose their health insurance unless the funding is renewed.
  • The president is playing politics instead of helping sick kids. The new Democratic majority in Congress is working to fix our broken health care system—starting with our children—but President Bush and Republicans in Congress don’t want Democrats to get credit for this popular effort.
  • Republicans in this Congress are on track to block three times as much legislation as any Congress in history. And the White House has made a stunning 48 veto threats this year.
  • The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is an American success story—helping millions of uninsured kids get the care they need when they’re sick, while saving us all money by reducing emergency room visits. SCHIP started ten years ago with bipartisan support.
  • The vast majority of Americans—more than 2 out of every 3—support the effort to insure millions of children who need health care by raising the tobacco tax.

They’re even keeping count of how many letters go out. In just minutes, the New York Times has already received 38 letters. I wonder how many they’ll publish?