The Dems' Smart Abortion Move »
Posted By Progressive 3 weeks, 3 days ago in Political OpinionThe House’s passage of health-care reform is the clearest sign yet that the Democratic Party is, once again, for better and for worse, a big tent. By essentially sacrificing abortion and immigrant rights to get conservative Democrats to vote for expanded health-care coverage, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi restored the old hierarchy that between the 1930s and the 1960s helped Democrats establish dominance on Capitol Hill. Today, to a degree we haven’t seen since then, the Democratic Party is about economic protection first, and cultural freedom second.
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Progressive3 weeks, 3 days ago
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The Politics of Loosening Healthcare's Abortion Restrictions:
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dstern13 weeks, 3 days ago
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This an argument which I shall consider. It makes some sense. Never-the-less, I am inclined to disagree.
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I prefer to keep controversal issues separate. The issue was healthcare reform. It was a huge mistake to mix abortion into the healthcare debate. Before the amendment, the bill was neutral on abortion; now it puts additional limits on abortion.
If the issue had been abortion, I would be equally uncomfortable discussing increased access to healthcare as an amendment.-
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Progressive3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Without this top-down and bottom-up shift, the House would not have passed health-care reform last Saturday night. It passed because the House contains dozens of culturally conservative Democrats, many of whom voted yes on reform. Had Democrats nominated cultural liberals for those seats, those seats would now be held by Republicans, who would certainly have voted no. And had Democrats tried to force those conservative Democrats to vote for a bill that permitted government funding of abortion, the Democrats themselves would have voted no.
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pokydoke3 weeks, 2 days ago
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I am disappointed with the restrictions on abortions, more holy rollers inserting their religious views into government. Having said that I think it is more important to get a good health care bill through so sometimes you have to compromise to get what you need and I think that is what Pelosi has done. Good for her and good for the country.
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Hobe3 weeks, 2 days ago
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The Democrats in Washington and Nancy Pelosi should be allowed to Pass any laws they want, they are in charge, Voted In..
The Voters that elected should be equally Proud with King Boroc Husain obermer at the head...
If A Woman wants to KILL her baby, she has the Legal Right to do so, It's the LAW.
If hard working, Law Abiding Tax Paying Citizens don't like the Killing Of babies, The Liberal Democrats answer, get Over It...
Is it fair to Say, if a Woman is against the Death Penalty for murders of women and Children and, she wants to Kill her baby, it is Her CHOICE!
Go Dems and Pesoli....
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