Posted on 02/03/2006 5:40:20 AM PST by areafiftyone
February 3, 2006 -- WASHINGTON Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton who supports abortion rights and is the darling of pro-choice women's groups gave $10,000 to a staunchly right-to-life candidate in Pennsylvania, The Post has learned.
Clinton ponied up the maximum donation allowed under the law to Democratic Senate hopeful Bob Casey, even though he has been skewered by pro-choice groups for his anti-abortion position.
It was the largest donation Clinton gave to any politician in 2005 and was made by her political action committee, HillPAC, records show.
The National Organization for Women and Emily's List influential groups Clinton wants in her camp for her Senate race this year and possible White House bid in 2008 are so anti-Casey, they've got an online petition calling on Democratic leaders to scuttle his bid.
The groups blasted Casey as "Republican-lite on women's issues," and slammed his candidacy as a "calculated effort by party leaders to build a so-called 'bigger tent' at the expense of women's rights."
They told party chiefs that "women are the vast majority of both the voters for, and fund-raising direct mail supporters of, the Democratic Party. We deserve better than this."
Casey, who is running against GOP incumbent Rick Santorum, also infuriated liberal Democrats last month when he came out in support of new Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a top target of pro-choice activists.
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Seems .. Hellary really wants to get rid of Santorum
Rumor has it that Casey, jr. made a deal with the DNC that though he would run as a pro-life candidate .. he would vote strictly pro-abortion should he get election
Bob Casey, jr. is NOTHING like his father
see my post #23
He sounds like a real sleeeeeeeeez.
Hope y'all will OUT him for the fraud he is!
He'll do it all by himself .. all he has to do is debate Rick
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