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To: JeanS
Republicans see a vote for prolonging the life of the brain-damaged Florida woman as an opportunity to strengthen their support among religious conservatives, a vital constituency group, ahead of next year's congressional elections/

So the Pubbies are all in it for political expediency?

For the most part, minority-party Democrats are asserting that congressional involvement in such a heart-wrenching private matter is unwarranted and unwise. But they are treading carefully, not wanting again to get clobbered on the "values" issue that hurt them in last year's elections.

So the Dems are in it for principle...sorta.

Gee, biased much?

4 posted on 03/20/2005 2:20:56 PM PST by mewzilla (Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
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To: mewzilla

yeah, that's what I noticed about the piece. IF this were all about politics for the Reps, they wouldn't have jumped into this Friday. Why? because the polls showed it a losing issue for them. Thing is the Reps basically stuck their finger out at the polls and did as their conscience led. Maybe there is political calculation in the midst, but I've seen these Reps. The emotion, the harried action, the untamed words ARE genuine.

Whereas the Dems don't know how to act, which is why so many are silent. Circumstances are changing hourly and polling cannot keep up accurately. They know where their base stands, but are afraid of the middle ground shifting and identifying them as the party of death.


60 posted on 03/20/2005 4:53:12 PM PST by Soul Seeker
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