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White House May Look to Compromise on Contraception Decision [Obama Delays For 2nd Term Vengeance?]
NY Times ^ | February 07, 2012 | MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Posted on 02/07/2012 5:59:38 PM PST by Steelfish

February 7, 2012 White House May Look to Compromise on Contraception Decision By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

The White House may be open to compromising on a new rule that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, a senior strategist for President Obama said on Tuesday morning.

David Axelrod, who serves as a top adviser to Mr. Obama’s re-election campaign, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program that the president would “look for a way” to address the vocal opposition from Catholic groups who say the rule forces them to violate their religious beliefs against contraception.

“We certainly don’t want to abridge anyone’s religious freedoms, so we’re going to look for a way to move forward that both provides women with the preventative care that they need and respects the prerogatives of religious institutions,” Mr. Axelrod said.

The comments come as last month’s decision has prompted a furor among religious groups while providing Mr. Obama’s Republican opponents with fresh ammunition to claim that the president wants the federal government to control the provision of health care.

Mitt Romney, the president’s likely Republican opponent in the fall, seized on the issue in a campaign appearance in Colorado late Monday evening.

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To: Steelfish

FUBO, you filthy totalitarian tyrant.


21 posted on 02/07/2012 7:44:19 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Steelfish

Sebelius, bad cop, Obama, good cop?

Bait and Switch?

What the hell can you compromise on? Either they have to offer it or they don’t. Either they have to not only offer it buy pay for it, or they don’t.

When ever Obama says one thing, he’s going to do the opposite. He doesn’t compromise.

Guy needs to bounce.


22 posted on 02/07/2012 8:42:06 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Steelfish

“Here, take this piece of candy and ride with me little girl. I won’t hurt you.”


23 posted on 02/08/2012 6:02:35 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Wings-n-Wind

“...It’s time for Sebelius the Snark to resign...”

Oh, she will. Forced out shortly after noon eastern time. Right after the new president is sworn in. The new, natural born citizen president. The true 44th president.


24 posted on 02/21/2012 10:56:37 AM PST by NCC-1701 (In Memphis on January 20, 2009, pump price were $1.49. We all know what happened after that.)
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To: NCC-1701
I hope you are right--

I am not sure our team is really awake yet...

Certainly not noisy enough -- yet--

Hang in there...

25 posted on 02/21/2012 1:23:45 PM PST by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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