Politics

What Are You Wearing Right Now?

I am wearing blue jeans and a brown sweatshirt as I type this …

From the brain trust at Big Government:

I thought it was odd that Robert Gibbs was wearing a purple bracelet (and a purple tie) during his appearance on “Fox News Sunday” and CBS’ “Face The Nation.”  SEIU president Andy Stern, the top visitor to the White House, wore a similar, if not the same, purple bracelet at one point, too …

The bracelet is kind of a signal to tell Stern that the administration has it under control and ObamaCare will be delivered.  Just a few more Democrats need to be shown the Chicago way.

Am I making too much out of nothing?  Maybe.  Who knows.

Actually, it’s making nothing out of nothing … check that … it’s making a total ass of one’s self:

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Anti-Choice Groups Line Up Against Obama Health Plan

For the anti-choice groups, it’s Stupak Coathanger amendment or nothing.

The new White House health care bill doesn’t change the more lenient Senate-passed abortion provisions, and now the pro-life group known as Susan B. Anthony’s List is saying that it will pressure pro-life lawmakers to oppose the compromise.

More than 30 pro-life organizations have called for the final plan to include language written by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MN) [sic], and signed a letter to President Obama and Republican Congressional leadership asking that “protection of life” be the top priority at the health care summit.

National Right to Life piles on. They will accept nothing less, it seems, than a measure to essentially force private insurers to give up on providing abortion coverage–never mind that it’s a legal, medical procedure, one that is often medically necessary. The Nelson provision is barely “more lenient” than Stupak, but not restrictive enough for those who would control all of our uteruses.

What this means for Pelosi in trying to bring together her House caucus is unclear. There’s never really been a solid count of how many votes Stupak could peel off, and certainly that’s not clear if all the other pieces of the bill come together and the pressure grows to pass it.


Media

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more Sean after the hop…
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