You'd think that, at some point, the suckers would get tired of being taken.
Today's LAT reports that Republicans have thrown some red meat to their rabidly anti-woman base, pretending to "try" to make abortions more difficult. But you've got to wonder, what's up with these clowns? They control all three branches of government and have a lock on the national media. AND THEY HAVE HAD FOR FIVE YEARS! Yet, somehow, they just can't manage to completely criminalize abortion or outlaw gay marriage.
The campaign to restrict access to abortions, meanwhile, has produced fewer successes than many conservatives had hoped.
"Have we had victories? Not enough," said Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a leading abortion foe who championed congressional passage of the controversial ban on what opponents term "partial birth" abortion three years ago.
Chabot said he could point to only two major legislative accomplishments since 1994, when Republicans took control of Congress: the [so-called "partial birth"] abortion ban, which has been tied up in the courts, and a 2002 measure that requires a doctor who performs an abortion in which the fetus survives to turn the case over to another doctor or call 911 to have the baby transferred to a hospital.
Why, you'd almost think that they wanted to keep these issues around so that the same stupid fundies would keep showing up and voting for them. Nah, probably not.
2 comments:
Hi Hecate,
you are the first person I have talked to off of Atrios' blog.
I think people like you (and me)
are going to make a difference.
Good to see your hot pink spot!
I have a healthy mix of Quakerism, hallucinogens and seven other siblings who love me that directs my spiritual life.
The drugs reference is not made lightly. I think of how the American native indians did things and hope to follow their direction.
~Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), a leading abortion foe~
Why almost always are the "leading abortion foes" men? Operation Rescue and their ilk.
When men can have babies, come back and we'll talk.
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