Posted on 03/26/2010 8:09:16 PM PDT by Steelfish
Why I Wrote The 'Stupak Amendment' And Voted For Health-Care Reform
By Bart Stupak March 27, 2010
When I saw that Kathleen Parker's March 24 op-ed, "Stupak's original sin," defined me as a "backstabber," it reminded me of a Bible verse. Matthew 7:3 asks, "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
The true motives of many blogs and organizations claiming to be pro-life have become clear in recent days: to politicize life issues as a means to defeat health care reform. One group even sent an e-mail to supporters saying they are "working feverishly to stop this legislation from going forward."
The pro-life groups rallied behind me -- many without my knowledge or consent -- not necessarily because they shared my goals of ensuring protections for life and passing health-care reform but because they viewed me as their best chance to kill health-care legislation.
Last November, an amendment I introduced succeeded in making sure the House health-care-reform bill contained the current law prohibiting public funding for abortions. I was disappointed that the Senate could not pass my language and only mustered 45 pro-life votes, far short of the 60 votes needed to keep the amendment intact.
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True, they don't share his goals. They don't cave in to political expediency. They don't switch sides and support pro-death. So, he told a partial truth. He's good at that.
Another FReeper said that Jason Allen would have the best shot of unseating Stupak, but he has not officially declared yet.
You might get crabs either way. Or you most likely you will. Let's not use whore in this case so much as traitor.
Sorry Bart but trying to explain away why you sold out your principles and voted to kill even more babies just won’t cut it with me. I’d imagine it was really hard all of those years to pretend you were pro life on the democratic side of the aisle! Enjoy retirement!
Hey Bart, you voted to force Christians to pay for killing babies. Tell any lie you want, but that’s the bottom line and it’s everything anyone needs to know about you to understand what you are.
Hey, Stupak...! Bite me...!
Who knew someone dumb enough to believe an Executive Order would stand up in court against a federal law the first time it was challenged by the ACLU could write?......
Bart Stupid will spend eternity in hell.
Where he will be tormented by the cries of the babies he killed.
Bart. Bart! In honor of the Simpsons, I now associate Bart Stupak with Bart Simpson. Funny guy, hell yes. Congressman? ROTFL.
I heard rumors that Planned Parenthood wants the honor of getting the EO for being “unconstitutional”. Oh, the irony.
Stupak has some nerve quoting the Bible after what he did.
I would much rather have a two bit whore over for dinner than Stupak.
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Whoa......is there suddenly something wrong with two bit whores?
I think “Stupak” will soon become a verb meaning “to defecate on voters without regard to their wishes.”
Mea Culpa, it was unfair for me to compare two bit whores to Stupak. I most energetically and humbly apologize to the whores.
Since it was clear that the House leadership would eventually obtain the 216 votes necessary to pass health-care reform, I was left with a choice: Vote against the bill and watch it become law with no further protections for life or reach an agreement that prevents federal funding for abortions
Lies. First of all, if Spupak and his gang stood their ground the Dems never would’ve reached 216. Secondly, Obama’s executive order isn’t law, and won’t prevent federal abortion funding.
Since it was clear that the House leadership would eventually obtain the 216 votes necessary to pass health-care reform, I was left with a choice: Vote against the bill and watch it become law with no further protections for life or reach an agreement that prevents federal funding for abortions
Lies. First of all, if Spupak and his gang stood their ground the Dems never would’ve reached 216. Secondly, Obama’s executive order isn’t law, and won’t prevent federal abortion funding.
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