Stupak, Beware The Senate Democrats

IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 3/11/2010 | Ed Carson

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Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., leads a dozen or so House Democrats who may oppose the Senate bill because it isn’t sufficiently strict on abortion funding. He’s working on a solution, but there’s a big problem, notes Jay Cost at Real Clear Politics. It isn’t the House Democrats, Cost says. They grudgingly accepted tougher abortion language in their health bill last November. And it isn’t Senate Republicans, despite some GOP threats to block an abortion funding “fix.”

[Dr. Ursus]

Blanket party in the Capitol office showers-Rahm

[Thermalseeker]

Somebody needs to thank Captain Obvious and remind him that he, too, is a Democrat. Democrat corruption doesn’t stop at the Senate chamber door. I quit trusting all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, a very long time ago......

[crymeariver]

Unfortunately, Bart Stupak isn’t smart enough to see this. He will compromise as needed and the Bill will pass. He can then wash his hands of the whole affair once it becomes the law of the land. He will blame the Senate and will still maintain his pro-life banner. His constituents are stupid too!

[grumpygresh]

Once Stupak votes for the pro-abortion Senate bill, he is on the hook. Stupak will need 50 votes for language to strip out abortion funding in the Senate, don’t count on enough Republicans to carry Stupak’s water.
Voters will blame the Stupak if he makes such a detestable decision.

[Redbob]

Beware anyone who would have you believe Bart Stupa is principled - any more than Mary Landrieu or Ben Nelson is.
Stupa is just holding out for the maximum pork, or maybe an Ambassadorship.

When he gets what he wants, whatever that may be, he'll fold like a cheap suit.

[pburgh01]

The Pubbies have let it be known they will not do diddly to help Pelosi “fix the bill”, you vote for the Senate bill you are voting for ABORTION. Jesus will make no destinciton when it comes judgement day, the Lord is great at cutting through the crap. Oh and Bart..get a freaking haircut, that Blqgo thing is’nt working.

[Redbob]

"His constituents are stupid too!"

Almost by definition: they elected him, after all.

[Steely Tom]

Unfortunately, Bart Stupak isn’t smart enough to see this. He will compromise as needed and the Bill will pass. He can then wash his hands of the whole affair once it becomes the law of the land. He will blame the Senate and will still maintain his pro-life banner. His constituents are stupid too!

You've nailed it. We can argue about whether he's (a) too dumb to see this or (b) knows perfectly well that he's "being conned" and doesn't mind one bit because his anti-abortion position isn't sincere and he's a Democrat first and everything else second.

Personally, I lean toward (b).

[GailA]

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Code Red” - House Target List on Health Care

The National Republican Congressional Committee has published a target list on health care. In addition to continuing to contact the five Tennessee Democrat Congressmen, you can go http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/94697.aspx to contact some of these targets. Much of the talk following Obama’s announcement has focused on how to defeat this second bill through reconciliation, but that is misleading because the first step to defeating Obamacare is not by concentrating on defeating the “fixer” bill but by defeating the Senate bill in the House when it goes to the floor for an up-or-down vote on Thursday, March 18th.
Rep. Lincoln Davis 202-225-6831 Columbia office: 931-490-8699
Rep. Jim Cooper 202-225-4311 Nashville office: 615-736-5295
Rep. Bart Gordon 202-225-4231 Murfreesboro office: 615-896-1986
John Tanner (202) 225-4714, Union City, (731) 885-7070, Jackson Phone: (731) 423-4848, Millington (901) 873-5690 TN (MAYBE)
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Harry Mitchell (202) 225-2190 (480) 946-2411 AZ 5th District
Gabrielle Giffords (202) 225-2542 (520) 881-3588 AZ 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315 (928) 226-6914 AZ 1st District
Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947 925-833-0643 CA 11th District
John Salazar 202-225-4761 970-245-7107 CO 3rd District
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541 (866) 453-0028 CT 4th District
Alan Grayson (202) 225-2176 (407) 841-1757 FL 8th District
Bill Foster (202) 225-2976 630-406-1114 IL 14th District
Baron Hill 202 225 5315 812 288 3999 IN 9th District
Mark Schauer (202) 225-6276 (517) 780-9075 MI 7th District
Gary Peters (202) 225-5802 (248) 273-4227 MI 9th District
Dina Titus (202) 225-3252 702-256-DINA (3462) NV 3rd District
Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456 (603) 743-4813 NH 1st District
Tim Bishop (202) 225-3826 (631) 696-6500 NY 1st District
John Hall (202) 225-5441 (845) 225-3641 x49371 NY 19th District
Bill Owens (202) 225-4611 (315) 782-3150 NY 23rd District
Mike Arcuri (202)225-3665 (315)793-8146 NY 24th District
Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701 (315) 423-5657 NY 25th District
Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611 (701) 224-0355 ND At-Large District
Steven Driehaus (202) 225-2216 (513) 684-2723 OH 1st District
Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 (614) 294-2196 OH 15th District
Zach Space (202) 225-6265 (330) 364-4300 OH 18th District
Kathy Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406 (814) 456-2038 PA 3rd District
Patrick Murphy (202) 225-4276 (215) 826-1963 PA 8th District
Christopher Carney (202) 225-3731 (570) 585-9988 PA 10th District
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John Spratt (202) 225-5501 (803)327-1114 SC 5th District
Tom Perriello (202) 225-4711 (276) 656-2291 VA 5th District
Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172 (304) 623-4422 WVA 1st District
Nick Rahall (202) 225-3452 (304) 252-5000 WVA 3rd District
Steve Kagen (202) 225-5665 (920) 437-1954 WI 8th District

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On the Bubble (Major developments from the “yes” and “no” columns in the House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2467046/posts

[GailA]

I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that stupak supports the CURRENT level of funding for planned parenthood, the chief provider of GENOCIDE of the Unborn.

Kind of makes the man a fraud if true.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Stupak is just holding out for the maximum pork, or maybe an Ambassadorship.

You may be on to something there. The economy in Michigan is in such a deplorable state that even Michael Moore is conceding that Republicans will be winning a lot there this fall. And in the far north where Stupak is from the economy is lackadaisical under the best of circumstances. Ambassador to Grenada may be looking pretty good to him at this time.

[gigster]

Hey, don't blame me, pal. When he was in Tawas City the other night, an audience member asked him where they think they have the authority to force the bill on us. He said Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Then, he started arguing with the citizen and said that it doesnt say anything about taxes in there either.

Article 1, Section 8: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;..."

Bart's STUPID.

[Balding_Eagle]

He will blame the Senate and will still maintain his pro-life banner. His constituents are stupid too!

National Right to Life is stupid, or complicitly evil, too.

[pburgh01]

Why isn't his priest speaking out against this, against public funding of abortion, against Planned Parenthood. Why isn't he threatening excommunication? Isn't it his duty as a Shepard of his flock to offer a chance to stop sinning. Stupak wants to sin with impunity, there is no good reason or excuse. Marxism is evil and unbiblical and if Stupak read the bible St Paul warned against making deals with pagans and compromising the message of the Gospel all for the sake of getting along. There is no “for the greater good” or “the lesser of two evils” clause in the New Testament. Mr Stupak, Jesus is knocking on the door to your heart, you are astray and need to get right with him. You need to stop sinning and drop your greed, avarice and convetneness. You have a duty as a Christian to protect innocent human life, no greater sacrifice. But I will not cut him any slack, I think the guy is gone, he has chosen and chosen Satan. He needs to be voted out of office and excommunicated

[Buckeye McFrog]

Dirty little secret is that the Catholic Bishops apparently WANT socialized medicine, and they seem willing to live with the possibility of tax-funded abortions in order to get it. No other way to explain their recent meetings with Obama’s thugs (and deafening silence througout this process).

[pburgh01]

Dirty little secret is that the Catholic Bishops apparently WANT socialized medicine, and they seem willing to live with the possibility of tax-funded abortions in order to get it.

BINGO! Ding, ding we have a winner,

[GailA]

That I can’t explain, I’m a holy roller, not a Catholic. It probably was in a MUST have bill.