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Suburban Guerrilla:  Stupak Amendment

Wonk Room:  The WonkLine: November 9, 2009

Riehl World View:  Choke On This, "Conservatives"

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@melsil An example of the integration of church and state, http://tinyurl.com/yhbvzeo an unholy marriage that sacrifices women 13 days ago

RT @wonkroom How Pelosi's decision 2 permit vote on Stupak amendment led 2 screaming match bet Rep.DeLauro & Miller: http://tr.im/EBbI #hcr 13 days ago

Despite the Stupak shitheadery, Pelosi is a f'ing G: http://bit.ly/3IRsIg 14 days ago

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Stupak Amendment
Suburban Guerrilla — Apparently the Catholic Church, just like the other Beltway lobbyists, now writes our legislation: The drama had built for months, pitting a group of Democrats against the Catholic Church. Priests and bishops were calling members to lobby for stricter language to limit abortion coverage, members and aides said last week. But the final decision played out over a few furious hours Friday night as the fate of the broader bill still hung in the balance and stirred up long-dormant tensions ...

The WonkLine: November 9, 2009
Wonk Room — ... Nancy Pelosi’s decision to introduce the Stupak abortion amendment on the floor of the House, angered several liberal Democrats, Politico reports. “One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had leaned on her rank-and-file Democrats for months to cast off personal prerogatives for the sake of a history-making health care bill. But for Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, this was too much to ask.” ...

Choke On This, "Conservatives"
Riehl World View — ... A gem at the end of this tale of tears, fury and how the Catholic Church doesn't mind pushing socialism, as long as their amendment is intact. Some other Democrats are going to be crying over it come 2010. ...