Media Accuracy

The Headline was “Republicans block meals for needy kids”. The media was in a snit. Michelle was “lobbying furiously”. The reason was “House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required a background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill. Running background checks on people employed in these jobs should be considered a good thing. What would be the downside of preventing felons, child abusers, and Islamoterrorists from working in the child care industry? The Democrats and the media seem to think that such a check would be a problem. Why?