That's another point about Obama's lousy deal-makin
g, and compromisi
ng. Democrats have been more than willing to sell out their base groups's interests, but particular
ly women's and the pro-choice movement's
. And Obama's been particular
ly 'oily' (slippery) on these issues. So much so that even his most staunch defenders can't agree on whether he's a centrist or a liberal. [
Psssst, the debate is over: "Privately, Obama describes himself as a BlueDog Democrat", which means he might as well re-register as a Republican.]
One example of how Democrats and Obama are real free and easy "compromis
ing away" a base group's interests is Obama's healthcare legislatio
n which opens the door to
ending insurance coverage of all abortions). Even after we on the left have compromise
d, after we have deals, Republican
s renege and Democrats still cave some more. One example of that is
the Capps amendment. That was the compromise
AGREEMENT on abortion in Obama's healthcare legislatio
n that Republican
s reneged on, and in the end, with the StupakAmen
dment and Obama's executive order,
Obama and Democrats have put us firmly on the path of ending all insurance coverage for abortions. More
here.
Fairly soon, Roe and overturnin
g it is going to be moot with all that Republican
s have managed to get Democrats to "compromis
e" on, making getting an abortlon impossible
. Why bother overturnin
g Roe, outlawing abortion, when you've made it virtually impossible to obtain one?
We wouldn't be down to this horrifying situation where
you can't get an abortlon in 92 percent of the counties in the US (and 3 states in the country have only one abortion clinic, and other states heavily restrict a woman's access to abortion, and ban abortions in clinics or any facility that receives public funds, and ban abortion counseling and clinic recommendations) if Democrats and Obama weren't so breezy with women's hard-fought for rights.KEEP READINGAbout Health CareRead the Article at HuffingtonPost
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