Stupak Postpones Key Press Conference--But Why?

If it'll get the required votes to pass HCR I have no problem letting the Stupaks and Lipinskis have a vote afterward on an amendment that will fail just to show just how much they are devoted to forced births for poor women. It won't pass even with total Republican support and has the added benefit of proving once again that supposedly pro-choice Republican house reps like Judy Biggert put party before principle when push comes to shove every single time.

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Firedog lake is reporting (via NRO) that Stupak cancelled because there is no deal. He's walking away from the process. So now the Speaker has to peel off whoever is still in the Stupak block.

I'm beginning to think that Stupak is just a publicity whore.

Bart Stupak stated (in an interview on FOX News) that he does not listen to the nuns because these courage women and nuns are "lower" on the Catholic Churches' hierarchy.

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The abortion issue is very interesting. The first record of abortion was 2600BC. It was widely used in most societies. Yet no direct mention of it by Jesus in the Bible. Some very vague passages in the Bible, yet early Chrisitian philosophers said that it was not considered homicide. Seems like the argument could be made that it is an act of "free will". And nothing in the Bible says that you would not be forgiven for an abortion. Nor is there anything saying that abortion is worse than lying or stealing. Another thing I have contemplated is, if a fetus is aborted before being born with "orginal sin" wouldn't that soul return to Heaven. Just trying to wrap my mind around the whole religious argument. Another interesting fact is that there were on average 1 million abortions a year in the late 1880's when abortion first became illegal and roughyly the same amount just prior to the legalization of abortion. And as with everything else, just making something illegal doesn't make it go away. Seems like the common sense solution is to not have an unwanted pregnency in the first place. With all the birth control methods of today's society, it baffles me that this is still such a huge issue. Use condoms people, it is 99.9% effective.

If these so calle pro life Dems are so principled and believe so strongly in their position, why are they hiding? Why don't these 10 members step up to the microphone and tell they country why they might switch their vote on health care? Could it be because if identified, we would see that they all have connections to the same financial backers.

You know what there are lot of things that are sins. But you don't see anyone passing any laws to outlaw gossiping or bearing false witness, I guess Fox News would go up in flames then. It says that dissension and arguing is a sin, but that is the foundation of government. All they do is argue. Even being rich and coveting material possessions are a sin. But we are proudly a capitalist country. Try have capitalism without coveting. Now that's an interesting concept. My point is the whole sin issue is moot. I don't understand why some sins get so much attention while others are completely shrugged off. Either you are equally offended by all sins or shut up about it. Now my second point is that it is time that we nut up and decide to be sexually responsible human beings. There is almost no excuse for having an unplanned pregnancy in this day and age. There are many methods of birth control and it is time to take personal responsibility for the gift of reproduction. I think it is safe to say that no one is pro-abortion, nobody thinks abortions are great. I think energy would be better spent with a mass education campaign on birth control and plainly said if you don't wrap it up, you don't get none.

sing along...

All the single ladies, all the single ladies...

If he wants to get 'em some, make him put a rubber on it.

And that's for all the taken ladies too. We need to encourage everyone to use a condom, we need to make it cool, and fun. Safe sex is the only sex. And now with the gift of the internet and social networking that the kids love so much, who cares what they teach in school. Whatever you put on the internet is way cooler than anything your teacher says anyway. Condoms are easily accessible, non-prescription, and easy to use. If you want to decrease abortions push the pro-condom agenda.

Bart Stupak Who?