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Stupak disappointed abortion almost derailed health care reform
Um, really?
Ultimately, what stings the most isn't the hatred. (After all, people hate cops, lawyers, and politicians, and I've been all three.) It's that people tried to use abortion as a tool to stop health-care reform, even after protections were added.
Yeah. It really sucked the way "people" tried...
Stupak’s Revenge: Arizona First State to Restrict Abortion Coverage in New Exchanges
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer isn't going to pander just to the racists in the Right wing, she's also going to target women. Arizona has become the first state to limit abortion coverage in the state's future health insurance exchange.
On Saturday, "at the Center for Arizona Policy Family dinner before 1600 guests,"...
MI-01: Stupak To Retire At End of Term
Having managed to burn bridges with both the left and the right in the recent health care debate, Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak has decided to call it a career and retire from the United States Congress.
Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, the congressman who led anti-abortion rights Democrats in the House during health...
Stupak (D-MI) considering retirement
Via The Hill:
Amidst growing speculation he might retire, Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) office declined to rule it out on Wednesday.
Spokeswoman Michelle Begnoche said the congressman is evaluating his options, but that he's ready to run again if he decides to.
Why would someone who had risen to...
The Stupak Executive Order Gets His Vote
They've reached a deal with Stupak, reiterating what's been in both of the damned bills from the beginning: there has NEVER been public funding for abortion in any of these bills and Stupak should have been told months ago to go suck on it, but that's unfortunately not the way it works in DC, and...
MSNBC Reports Stupak a Yes-CNN Says He’s Still a No
A number of reports are confirming what Chuck Todd said a few minutes ago on MSNBC, that Stupak is a yes. If true, they've got their votes.
They've got their votes provided that the agreed upon executive order language doesn't go so far as to lose pro-choice caucus votes. So far we have...
The Vote Count and Courting(?) Stupak
Here's the latest. Stupak "curious" Chris Carney will vote yes. Jim Costa and rabid Blue Dog Henry Cuellar, a long hold out, will vote yes, as will Jerry McNerney. That puts dday's latest count at "204 Yes, 205 No, with now 12 undecided and 10 assumed in the Stupak bloc."
The executive...
Stupak Situation
Bart Stupak successfully hijacked the healthcare debate, again, threatening to bring the whole bill down if he can't take abortion coverage away from millions and millions of women. The situation is still very much in flux, but it would appear that his push for an enrollments correction resolution was floated by leadership, and possibly...
