Last gasp: GOP may try to kill the bill by forcing a vote on Stupak’s language; Update: Pro-life group strips Stupak of award
posted at 7:27 pm on March 21, 2010 by Allahpundit
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said House leaders are specifically concerned about a Republican motion to recommit that would contain only language on abortion that Stupak originally had wanted to include in the Senate bill.
The concern is based on the fear of GOP attack ads painting Democrats who vote against a motion to recommit that includes Stupak’s favored language on abortion as “flip-floppers” on the issue…
Right now the best defense House leaders have against such a prospect is a colloquy that Stupak will hold on the House floor to publicly reaffirm that the executive order upholds the ban on federal funding of abortion…
Speaking to The Hill after that press conference, Stupak said he won’t necessarily make the argument that Democrats should reject a Republican motion consisting of just his abortion language.
“I don’t know if I’ll make the argument [to vote it down], but we’ll do the colloquy to clarify our intent, the executive order that Hyde applied,” he said.
So that’s why having Stupak speak on the House floor was a key part of the negotiations. They’re worried that pro-lifers will be afraid to vote against the abortion language if the GOP forces the issue, so they’re counting on him to assure the troops that it’s okay to do so because the executive order is just as good (giggle). Why the GOP wouldn’t try this escapes me, but the Hill thinks there’s a chance that they’ll load up the motion with other key Republican ideas — tort reform, etc. — which would be nuts, since it’ll give Stupak et al. a reason beyond abortion to vote no. Exit question: Why would Boehner waste this opportunity with a boring omnibus motion that’ll fail on party lines when he could make the Dems choke on abortion in a last-ditch bid to kill this thing? Presumably the worry is that Democrats will point to a barebones abortion motion later as evidence that Republicans had no objections to the bill by the end except the abortion plank, but there’s not a man or woman alive who believes that. But follow the link and read to the very end. The GOP had a chance to force a tough vote in November too — and passed.
Update: Nothing surprising about this, but even being “well past” 216 won’t save them if the Stupakers bolt over the motion to recommit.
A Democratic aide emails me confirmation that Bart Stupak was right when he said today: “We’re well past 216.”
Update: I posted this in the open thread too, but it deserves a spot here. At least one pro-life group is less impressed with that super-keen executive order than Stupak is.
Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser said the group was revoking its “Defender of Life” award to Stupak, which was to be awarded at its Wednesday night gala.
“We were planning to honor Congressman Stupak for his efforts to keep abortion-funding out of health care reform. We will no longer be doing so,” Dannenfelser said. “Let me be clear: any representative, including Rep. Stupak, who votes for this health care bill can no longer call themselves ‘pro-life.’”
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I think it goes back to 1960, when Kennedy was going to be the first Catholic president. That he would “take orders from Rome” was a touchy issue. So the Church has presumably been hesitant to reprimand Catholic politicians.(tidbit: Jackie Kennedy couldn’t understand the fuss about JFK’s Catholicism, as she said, “But Jack is such a bad Catholic.”)
After Teddy died, one comment on NRO was that the greatest harm he did (ok, killing Mary Jo was murder) was that he really made it possible for a Catholic politician to be “personally opposed” to abortion, yet vote for it. (JFK was pro-life, but it was the early 1960s). The Church never called Teddy on it (accuse an Irish Catholic politician of not being Catholic enough?), and it got picked up by others. Mario Cuomo gave a speech at Notre Dame where he defended the “personally opposed” argument (tidbit: Cuomo donated the speaking fee to some nuns, who sent it back.)
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM
I’m waiting for Stupaks real excuse for this. That Nancy threatened him with a night at the Holiday Inn. LOL
capejasmine on March 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Love those guys over at hillbuzz.
http://hillbuzz.org/2010/03/21/target-bart-stupaks-major-donors-starting-tomorrow/
redridinghood on March 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM
The highest numbers of human lives aborted are Black children. One wonders just what eugenics the Left now has in mind…
It also places the Congressional Black Caucus and their machinations in an even more evil light as to this whole Health Care (so-called) Monstrosity.
Once you have the Left’s government-hires making medical decisions as to human lives, well, just imagine what may come. The Left is dedicated to aborting human life “on demand” and it’s interesting that the CBC has placed this whole “health care” debacle in racialist terms (theirs).
I sense a terrible, terrible future.
Lourdes on March 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Before everyone jumps on the Benishek bandwagon, there is another Republican candidate trying to run against Stupak. Check them both out before you decide what to do. Here’s her site and she impresses me at first look. I will send money to someone to defeat Stupak but I haven’t decided. http://www.lindaforcongress.com/
Deanna on March 21, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Indisputable Conclusion: Dems own this.
BuckeyeSam on March 21, 2010 at 8:25 PM
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dnlchisholm on March 21, 2010 at 8:26 PM
How on Earth can Obama on one hand sign a law permitting the funding of abortions and then sign immediately an executive order prohibiting the federal funding of abortions?
Obama can no more sign away the Civil Rights Act than do this.
Stupak is a total freaking idiot.
Stupid Stupid Stupid
Clearly what he was doing for political cover but this is simply mind-bogglingly stupid.
drjohn on March 21, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Pyrrhic…..
This will be painful, both coming and going.
ted c on March 21, 2010 at 8:26 PM
He thinks his constituents are very dumb. Hey, he fooled them once.
AUINSC on March 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM
welcome to soviet style medical care.
nazo311 on March 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM
The allowance of such logic-parsing is one reason I left the catholic faith.
ROCnPhilly on March 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM
It’s always darkest before … … … it goes pitchblack.
- Connie Winkler
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:29 PM
I like the way you think, Vashta.
IrishEi on March 21, 2010 at 8:29 PM
I am so sick of this. We are being ruled by a bunch of people who can’t balance their own check books.
Cindy Munford on March 21, 2010 at 8:29 PM
The thing that is most disgusting about Stupak is the fact that he was pretending to the American people to be a God fearing man with principles and morals.
mobydutch on March 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM
I wonder why some Rep. hasn’t asked where all the Doctors are going to come from to treat these 30 million new add ons? This is going to be a cluster unlike none we have ever seen.
Dire Straits on March 21, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Sunday, 21st March 2010–From the U.K.
Obama will get his healthcare bill but it comes at a cost
James Forsyth 11:00pm
==================================
==================================
http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/5857008/obama-will-get-his-healthcare-bill-but-it-comes-at-a-cost.thtml
canopfor on March 21, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Is anyone watching C-SPAN? What’s happening now? Weird reports about Democrats accusing Republicans of fear-mongering, and Republicans demanding the remarks be stricken… Anyone know exactly what’s going on? (I can’t bear to watch.)
WesternActor on March 21, 2010 at 8:31 PM
While at first thought it’s depressing that they did not take the opportunity, it can also be looked at as proof that they were not merely the party of obstruction along with the fact that they did have proposals to fix the healthcare system.
aikidoka on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
They think number 216 has a problem… but Stupak and his deception is going to take the brunt of this.
This is betrayal. Pure and simple. Stupak gave the babies to Obama.
petunia on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
So was Hussain
macncheez on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Why should they worry about balancing their’s when they have their hands in yours.
Dire Straits on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Yes
whbates on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
I believe that would be called a detail. With any luck the devil is in the details and when this unfolds, all the millions of details will be the biggest reason half of congress loses their jobs in November.
sherry on March 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Victor Obamanstein: Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!
John Boehner: In the name of God!
Victor Obamanstein: Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:23 PM
MB4: Abby Normal comes to mind!:)
canopfor on March 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Mort Sahl once noted that when we had a population of only several million, we produced leaders like Washington, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton and Jefferson.
Now with a population of over 300 million we have corrupt, low politicians like Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Stupak … … … The list is almost endless.
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM
MM is tweeting that pro life group is stripping Stupak of “Defender of Life” award….
d1carter on March 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Have they voted yet?
gophergirl on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
I was thinking of this last week, but have not made time to look into the CC. Been a long time since classes in American Government. I’d ask my middle schooler, but she’s not being taught such things.
ROCnPhilly on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
There must be some reason for this…something that God is trying to do. Maybe, getting the loons on board (who will be lining up in ERs TONIGHT as soon as this passes demanding their free Obamacare?)
If there is a silver lining (no pun), it is that this is the very last piece of legislation that the dems want to pass that will pass for the next two years.
Need vodka. Need vodka bad. Must go to the store to buy vodka…lots of vodka.
Chewy the Lab on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
True, although now we find out that Stupak would have voted for the bill with or without his amendment.
WarEagle01 on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
There’s funding for medical schools with “diversity” admissions policies. You have an AA president, now you’ll get an AA doctor. Or maybe they’ll bring them in from Asia, as they have to do in the UK.
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Stupak just lost the Upper Peninsula, where he calls home. But there are only 300,000 of us living in the whole Peninsula. The key will be to swing the northern portion of the lower Peninsula.
Dr. Dan Benishek is only an hour and a half down the road for me. Guess I’ll have to give him some help with his campaign. He does have some challengers in the primary, but he has better name recognition, as little as it is up here right now.
Yoop on March 21, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Hope he gets kicked out of the Knights of Columbus and chased out of every pizzeria in Michigan.
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:37 PM
The House Democrats have no idea what the backlash is going to be like. Stupak thinks this is going to make the phone calls to his home stop…really he thinks caving in was going to give him relief…so he really doesn’t think much past the moment he is living in.
Dr Evil on March 21, 2010 at 8:37 PM
O’Reilly is harping on the entitlement society point. And that’s important.
The problem with Dem approaches is that the recipients of taxpayer largesse are not required to look donors in the eye when receiving that largesse and, thereby, are not presented with the opportunity to do the civil thing and say, “Thank you for helping me. This is a temporary situation (in most cases), and I will try my hardest to ensure that I am never again a charge on the public.”
In an analogous situation, entitlement recipients are not required to stand on a bombed-out bridge, look at a dying Captain John Miller, and understand and appreciate Miller’s dying words: “Earn this….Earn it.”
BuckeyeSam on March 21, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Watch it… It’s history and the Democrats are just using the same worthless arguments you’ve heard before.
Exactly…
WhoU4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Congress: Stuck on Stupak.
viking01 on March 21, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Yes, but FREEDOM applies to human life, at least as we Americans have up to recent times associated and defined it.
A human being at 3 months after conception is still living. So they are also living at 1 minute after conception…
So the issue again returns to that basic but primary point of respect for human life, or, not.
Today’s disrespect for human life is saturated throughout our society by the Left: the ghouls and blood suckers as “entertainment” and all the rest…it just reflects how little value is placed on human life and how easily the Left devalues human life with integrity.
So you get a host of people (Liberals) who are concerned on a hysterical level with “their rights” yet who can easily just dismiss human life with a visit to a clinic and nary a look back.
Lourdes on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
MM is tweeting that pro life group is stripping Stupak of “Defender of Life” award….
d1carter on March 21, 2010 at 8:34 PM
d1carter: I do hope they have lit torches to see the way
there!:)
canopfor on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Thanks for posting! Will spread it around!
JellyToast on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
I doubt any other primary candidates could be as persuasive as a doctor on the flaws in Obamacare.
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Not yet girlfriend, keep praying for a miracle.
Chewy the Lab on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Check Linda out also, she is also vying to run against Stupak.
http://www.facebook.com/LindaForCongress
armyaj09 on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Very Abby Normal.
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
This is going to sound almost goofy, but I think that if Obama and the Democrats asked the party faithfuls to deny the existence of God that they would do it in order to seek more control of America.
mobydutch on March 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Having a constitutional Convention is a dangerous thing. Too much can go wrong.
But can’t a certain number of states force an amendment to be added or removed? I can’t remember.
I’m sure the Attorneys General will discuss that tonight.
davidk on March 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM
No one with childish thinking does.
chemman on March 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Ouch
Thats gonna hard hurt the infanticidal crook
macncheez on March 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Just sent another fax to Stupak’s office with a screen shot of Benishek’s Facebook page and the following text:
IrishEi on March 21, 2010 at 8:40 PM
I believe that the vote is to take place at 9pm est.
milwife88 on March 21, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Good Point. Well taken. :)
Dire Straits on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
I’ve heard that said. Why? If they can jam this through, why not everything? They are dead in November and they know it. Why not set up as many handouts and as much bureaucracy as possible now, so that when it all fails miserably the republicans will get blamed for mismanagement? I think there will be a attempt for bi-partisanship in the near term, but after that, it will be full steam ahead.
ROCnPhilly on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Same here ROCnPhilly.
sicoit on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
And replacing it with an award for Best Actor in the Jeckle and Hyde/Drama Queen category.
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
It’s a sure thing that insurance premiums are going to go way up because of this horrendous bill. Of course, that’s the whole point of the bill in the first place. If you can keep the insurance companies from being able to function as insurance companies (by denying preexisting conditions, and charging higher risk people more than lower risk people) then insurance companies cease to really have a purpose because they just wind up charging everybody the same premium regardless of what kind of a medical risk they are, and that’s the beginning of the end for private insurers. By that time premiums will be so high that most people and most businesses won’t be able to afford them anymore, and public opinion will move towards a government run system.
eyedoc on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
I would like to thank Ed and AllahP for their hard work today on their day off (though as bloggers, they wouldn’t be worth their salt on a day like this one otherwise). The servers have handled the traffic well which means there must have been an upgrade.
As for Mr. Stupak, I hope the fleas of a thousand syphilitic camels infest his crotch.
GnuBreed on March 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
There must be some reason for this…something that God is trying to do.
Chewy the Lab on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Chewy the Lab: Me thinks that the Lord works in mysterious
political ways!:)
canopfor on March 21, 2010 at 8:42 PM
heh heh ;-)))))
sicoit on March 21, 2010 at 8:42 PM
That’s what I’m holding onto – God has a reason for this. We may not see it now but he knows this is important for a greater good and greater goal.
gophergirl on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Not to worry. Dr. Benishek’s campaign has gone national, a la Scott Brown’s.
IrishEi on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Oh, Chewy, that’s way too funny. Thanks for the laugh.
I have visions of the ERs being overrun tonight. The O-Bots are truly that stupid.
In the meantime, I’d love to stick around but have to go drop my car off for repairs in the morning. Unfortunately, I’ll have to pay for the repairs cause my name isn’t Peggy Joseph.
GrannyDee on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
That’s why Obama was trying to cut the tax deduction for charitable donations and push the SERVE “volunteerism” plan. He knows that private charity is more careful about how it gives out money, and it often is face-to-face, with accountability from the recipient.
And he doesn’t like all that money sitting in untaxed charitable foundations, either. Make them start selling off assets to pay the bills. He wants the government to replace private charity, so is trying to starve private charity of money and volunteers.
“Everything inside the state. Nothing outside the state.”
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
So my point being that it’s wrong and mistaken to assume that “the abortion funding” thing is minimal or of least concerns compared with the overall costs of the Health Care Monstrosity. The priorities are crossed there especially because the former determines the latter, not vice-versa.
It’s an issue of ethics (too) in Stupak’s ridiculous case. Here the guy USED an issue of holy proportions to maneuver his pathetic, ego-based politics as also represent same for Barack Obama (never a more sub-beta man at this hour was ever created than him).
Selling a soul for a pocket full of silver coins looks grand compared to what Stupak has done, as also what Obama has done and is doing. He thinks he’s done a great thing for himself (“great victory for me” he declared yesterday), while, in fact, what he’s done is about as loathesome as loathesome ever has been. Calling his bad character (also Stupak’s) “sin” is underestimating the horrors of what besets them both (same goes for Pelosi).
The terrible issues motivating these people should never be minimized.
Lourdes on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
May he live in interesting times.
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Been watching C-Span all day and one Rep said their isn’t a cent in the bill for new doctors but that they are hiring 18K IRS agents. He said woman will have to get their prenatal care through Turbo Tax. It was funny.
mrsmwp on March 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM
…rumblings????? XO is more cannon fodder for the claim this is unconstitutional? Yeah, yeah, I Know it’s unconstitutional…just, is this more ammo?)
Chewy the Lab on March 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Obama has shot his l**d on healthcare.
Follow-up question: What next for Obama? And what effect will this have on the economy?
Conservatives hate Obama, but he’s really going to start tanking with Independents because the economy ain’t going anywhere.
BuckeyeSam on March 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Always keep the faith!
sandee on March 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM
The first constitutional convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but decided to re-write the whole thing. Without telling the public.
Washington was in charge and once scolded a participant for leaving his notes behind where a janitor or someone might see them and report on what they were doing. Ok, it turned out all right (given the stature of the men involved), but even they had to add on a Bill of Rights as amendments.
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Are you kidding? He can pass laws by executive order now, or with no vote in the House and 51 in the Senate. Amnesty, card check, and cap-n-trade will be implemented by this time next week.
joe_doufu on March 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Why have conservative media (Hot Air included) covered the final fight to pass Obamacare like a horse race? It seemed pretty obvious a week ago that passage was a fait accompli. It’s been agonizing to read all of the posts which suggested otherwise.
If I was a pessimist – oh yeah, I am – I’d say that conservative media have been sticking to the “it’s a close one” story to maintain ratings and web traffic. It reminds me of the networks covering Reagan’s re-election. It’s always called like a horse race even when it’s a blow out. I realize the vote will be close, but only because the dems allowed some of their own to vote no to mitigate the damage come November.
For the dems who were waffling on their vote, they were just waiting to work out the quid pro quo. The “quo” may not be found in Obamacare, but it will show up eventually.
An Objectivist on March 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Thanks – too much to read and couldn’t find a definite.
gophergirl on March 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Missed it. Who was it that said it?
Dire Straits on March 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM
How anyone in their right mind believes that our economy can withstand this is simply beyond my understanding.
Many of the states are on the verge of financial collapse as it stands now; another huge unfunded mandate from D.C. will be the final straw. Some part of me keeps telling me that this is intentional on the part of the Alinsky-ites.
China isn’t going to keep handing us a blank check forever; if we don’t start getting our fiscal house in order soon, we are well and truly fxxxed.
hillbillyjim on March 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Well one goal might be to expose the “Pro-Life” blue dogs true principles…
WhoU4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM
The keystone of the fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For fascism the state is absolute, individuals and groups … … relative.
- Barackito Obamalini
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM
One assumes he won’t even attend now. Wonder if any in his group will dare go.
Wethal on March 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM
The government will be in charge of student loans. I’ll bet the loans for med school will be “forgiven” if one promises 10 years indentured medical servitude at an ObamaCare Center.
ROCnPhilly on March 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM
MB4 on March 21, 2010 at 8:50 PM
Does anyone know how overseas markets are reacting to this?
BuckeyeSam on March 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Well, actually, the Church DID “call him” “on it” but it was post mortem. That Ted Kennedy actually resorted to writing to the Pope as he did to brag about his big ole’ Catholicism (huffahuffa) yet never repented for his advocacy and funding (overall cheerleading) for abortion was pointed out by the Vatican.
And the issue of ex-communication is done by itself. A person IS ex-communicated by the sheer fact of engaging in ex-communicable practices, beliefs, behaviors.
All the rest is downhill from there…because Catholics do know, are aware, that to engage in the Sacraments while in a state of sin is further sin (bears a terrible consequence), so just consider that every time Nancy Pelosi, etc. go up to the alter and pose as righteous while engaging in their ongoing sin, they’re heaping more judgement on themselves.
The Church is about saving souls (or at least tries to, that’s the purpose). They don’t want souls to be condemned. Christ says that Heaven cheers the one saved soul (“lost sheep”) and that He goes an extra step to go after those who are lost in order to return them to His flock.
So I’m sure God will welcome a repentant Pelosi into His good graces now and in the Hereafter but He also says He judges the individual and He’s told us why. In Pelosi’s case, in Ted Kennedy’s case, their lack of repentence for sin (and their obstinate dedication to their sin) is, indeed, what ex-communication is. They’re ex-communicated already…
Ex-communication is “de facto” : by itself it is done.
Lourdes on March 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Just got this on Dr. Benishek’s fb page…
sicoit on March 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM
I jumped in, hit the become a fan thing. I was 5824. Now there’s more than 6,000 in LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR.
ProudPalinFan on March 21, 2010 at 8:51 PM
~Wikipedia
Now all we have to do is figure out what 2/3s of 57 is.
davidk on March 21, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Sorry, this is much more pathetic than funny, and I’m not trying to be a wet blanket.
Want to get rid of a pesky baby? No problem, step right up.
Want to get good, quality prenatal care? Um, sorry.
Low income women are going to suffer most. It is extremely difficult for these women to justify the decision to carry a child to term, whether they plan to raise the child or opt for adoption. It is so much easier to say, “presto-chango: viola! No more pregnancy!”
This will only become more and more the norm…I mean making it so much easier–in fact–accepted–for low-income women to choose to terminate a pregnancy than to accept the difficult consequences to carry the child to term: to choose life.
It is heartbreaking, and believe me, I speak from experience.
Chewy the Lab on March 21, 2010 at 8:52 PM
This made me smile. Thanks.
ProudPalinFan on March 21, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Exactly. As my Dad said to me this weekend – if this passes people will have to walk the walk with their beliefs and principles. You say you are patriotic – prove it. You say you are a conservative – prove it. You say you are pro-life – prove it.
This may make us a stronger country in the end and as individuals stronger Christians (those of us who are). The bumps and bruises along the way though are going to be one heck of a ride.
gophergirl on March 21, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Where else would they work?
davidk on March 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM
If our reps continue to hear from us…if we make our disgust known….they will be reluctant to inflict more damage even if they ARE going out. They’ll know they’ll be forever branded.
That’s why I think our efforts HAVE to ramp up, starting tomorrow. They’re banking on us reverting to American apathy. They’re counting on our complacency.
How surprised they’ll be if they continue to feel the heat all the way through November. That will put them off other huge legislation, methinks.
Grace_is_sufficient on March 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Stupak complained that his life had become a hell during his adherence to a NO vote. He thought a YES vote was going to get him relief. They have to go home after this vote is over. I can’t wait to see how his constituents greet him.
Dr Evil on March 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Anything with the words pro-life should be eliminated if it is associated with Stupak.
If you are pro-life that always comes first.
Stupak was stupid and fell for the Obama/Pelosi politics.
I hope Stupak loses in November.
texasconserv on March 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Isn’t that awesome. That group rocks!
gophergirl on March 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Broad is the way…
Many are called, few enter…
Point is that that parsing is not unique to Catholicism nor so-called Catholics. The Bible is fraught with cautions about the snares we will and do encounter. It’s a case of Christianity versus those “principalities and powers” Christ tells us about.
Lourdes on March 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Stupak is as Stupak does!
kabukiwatch on March 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Linda Goldthorpe is a pro bono lawyer over in Manistique, but still a lawyer. ‘Nuf said.
Yoop on March 21, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Hopefully, as he’s running away, he’ll get hit by a bus.
venividivici on March 21, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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