- What a Trainwreck
- "And now the fate of healthcare reform hangs in an intra-party fight over abortion:
"'In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion amendment.
"'A source sends over a working copy of the letter without the signatories, and the source says it currently bears the signatures of 41 House Dems. They're all vowing to vote No on a bill if it contains the Stupak amendment — enough to sink the bill. [...]'
"Good to see Dems with some bloody principles.
"Except…remember when being pro-choice was a standard Democratic principle?
"[...] Five years ago, progressive feminists were cast as hysterics for shouting that conceding ground on choice, that not requiring a strong pro-choice position among the party's elected ranks [...], would eventually lead to compromises that even classic Democrats could not abide. And here we are."
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