The Catholic church has a veto over healthcare reform?

March 5, 2010 · Posted in Healthcare reform, Politics · 2 Comments 

Rep. Bart Stupak: working for the voters of Michigan, or for the Catholic church?

A story in Politico paints a disturbing picture of the power a group of Catholic bishops, acting through their man on the Hill, anti-abortion zealot Bart Stupak, are wielding in the battle over healthcare reform: Read more

Brown overboard? GOP hero fails abortion litmus test

January 31, 2010 · Posted in People, Scott Brown · Comment 

Scott Brown, I hope you enjoyed the adulation while it lasted. Not a week after he conquered the western world by returning Republicans to the majority, not just in the Senate, by a 41-59 supergap, but in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE by winning Ted Kennedy’s … sorry I keep doing that … I mean “the people’s” seat in Massachusetts, supposedly because everyone in Massachusetts hates President Obama … a LOT … Brown is proving to be a less than reliable right wing warrior.

Today, on “This Week,” he committed heresy on the subject of abortion (cue the Alan Keyes crazy talk!) and said that he would not be his party’s down the line 41st vote: Read more

Fake chaplain backs Stupak, targets 52 Dems on abortion

December 21, 2009 · Posted in Healthcare, Politics · Comment 

The Human Events crowd has found a new way to blend it’s distaste for healthcare reform (Socialism, I say!!!) with right wing opposition to abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. The perennially near bankrupt publication sent out an ACTION ALERT today, from one of it’s “advertisers,” called “Pray in Jesus’ Name,” urging the faithful to support The Family’s Bart Stupak as he seeks to re-insert his language on abortion or oppose the final bill if it doesn’t ban abortion sufficiently. First, Mr. Stupak:


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Next up, the FIVE ALARM ACTION ALERT from Human Events. At least this one wasn’t accusing the postal service of conspiring to destroy them with suspicious bulk mailing rates … Read more

But does it cover Viagra?

November 13, 2009 · Posted in News and Current Affairs · Comment 

steeleIn the latest stumble for Michael Steele’s Rizzle Nizzle (What up!?) Commizzle, the RedState jihadis are fuming over the discovery of abortion coverage in the official health package. Oh my!

A RedState blogger demands the RNC names name and fire people involved in designing (long before Steele assumed his post) its health care plan, and opting in to abortion coverage: Read more

Trent Franks update: Obama is an enemy of unborn humanity

September 29, 2009 · Posted in People, Politics · Comment 

well, that clears that up

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