More Liberal Idiocy
Nov. 12th, 2009 06:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hkellickThe more I read, the more centrist I get. I'm sorry but some of the people in Congress are idiots.
So, Sunday the health care bill passed WITH the bit about federal government not paying for abortions included. And then the huge furor including members of the house WHO HAVE ALREADY VOTED saying they won't vote for a bill with this attached (???)
I understand that the attachment makes it harder for women who can't afford an abortion to pay for one, but.. since when was the government involved in giving women money for abortions anyways? I thought this was settled back in '76 with the Hyde Amendment, but apparently not.
I'm not anti-abortion, but I think any liberal who wants to attach a rider saying that the federal government is going to pay for a woman's abortion should be taken in back by Obama and beaten until they get that to do so would undoubtedly mean the end of the Health Care Bill.
This is Liberal Idiocy. No more and no less.
What I want is for the Health Care Bill to pass. Bringing abortion into the debate is .. it's stupid! It's a great way to kill a much needed bill. And for that reason, that one reason, I reject it.
I'm not thrilled with the Health Care Bill. I'd be thrilled if they could include the public option, but include federally-funded abortion and I guarantee you, the Dems would once again be snatching failure out of victory.
So, Sunday the health care bill passed WITH the bit about federal government not paying for abortions included. And then the huge furor including members of the house WHO HAVE ALREADY VOTED saying they won't vote for a bill with this attached (???)
I understand that the attachment makes it harder for women who can't afford an abortion to pay for one, but.. since when was the government involved in giving women money for abortions anyways? I thought this was settled back in '76 with the Hyde Amendment, but apparently not.
I'm not anti-abortion, but I think any liberal who wants to attach a rider saying that the federal government is going to pay for a woman's abortion should be taken in back by Obama and beaten until they get that to do so would undoubtedly mean the end of the Health Care Bill.
This is Liberal Idiocy. No more and no less.
What I want is for the Health Care Bill to pass. Bringing abortion into the debate is .. it's stupid! It's a great way to kill a much needed bill. And for that reason, that one reason, I reject it.
I'm not thrilled with the Health Care Bill. I'd be thrilled if they could include the public option, but include federally-funded abortion and I guarantee you, the Dems would once again be snatching failure out of victory.
