I don’t care how it dies, but the ‘Democrats can’t simultaneously buy off the various extremities of their various constituencies’ is a particularly satisfying one.

very high probablility that the quickest way to put a “virtual halt” to abortion is to pass “health care reform” with a ban on federal money being spent on abortion or insurance that will pay for it.

“as the Democrats in Congress and the President continues to sink in the polls.”

Obama, per yesterday’s rasmussenreports poll, is at exactly the same approval as before his Afghanistan strategy speech. Per RR, he received NO bounce from his speech at West Point.

The dithering seems to have been drug out due to concerns about the domestic agenda, notably HCR. Shocking that political ploys no longer sway the electorate.

The PResident’s sinking approval is key because, for one thing, promising a cushy position in the administration to those who fall on their swords would be more attractive if there is more than just The One (term).

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“There is a worry that Sen. Nelson means business,”

This is sad test testimony to the state of affairs in Washington. Imagine, a senator actually mean what he says! And the funny thing about it is it utterly stops the political machine in its tracks. We are in desperate need of politicians with the courage of their convictions.

to get either Snowe or Lieberman and blow off Nelson.

I have a feeling that Senator Nelson’s strenuous objections to federal funding for abortion in the health care bill are to a large degree about wanting to find some excuse to kill this bill. Maybe he’s willing to take the fall for the Democrats in the Senate. I don’t know for sure, as I don’t know a lot about Senator Nelson’s previous voting record on abortion, but it just seems too convenient.

Andrea Mitchell usually has the inside scoop, but I don’t see how Lieberman is going to be “gotten.” I believe he is sincere that he thinks this bill will be bad for the economy.

And, I don’t think Obama is getting a bounce from his West Point speech because his strategy doesn’t really satisfy anyone – left or right. It’s pretty much what people expected it would be.

And besides, I can’t help but think that the things that are REALLY bringing Obama down are continuing resentment about the bailouts and the unpopularity of the health care reform efforts – in addition to general feelings of bleakness about the economy.

The Senate will vote on the Nelson amendment Monday: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5734.html

The Senate will vote on the Nelson amendment Monday: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5734.html

Feingold stated on ABC that the Dem Senators were close to a deal on the public option. It would involve a plan supervised by the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan, but all of the options would be non-profit.

And, Obama made a visit to Capitol Hill today (with Biden and others) talking about the historic nature of the bill – nothing this important since FDR created Social Security. Great, but despite Social Security’s “successes,” it’s unsound financially.

way of saying the Senator is going to demand a higher price for his vote than Landrieu.

is a precondition I’m not at all comfortable with.

Many are acting like it’s a fait accompli – even if it’s bad.

The Wall Street Journal is trying to get the Business Roundtable to put its weight behind stopping ObamaCare and starting over. They make a good case.

I TRULY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WE’RE GETTING THIS CRAPPY BILL!!! And that they’re going to do it with no or marginal Republican support.

Can’t anyone do anything???

The ONLY way to prevent Federally-funded abortions is to NOT give the Federal Government:
1. The AUTHORITY to define health plan benefits (public or commercial/private plans)
2. The FUNDING to pay for health plan services
The current Democrat health care reform plans provide for both.

To support HCR even with the Stupak Amendment cedes the Pro-Life Agenda to:
1. An Administration that will define and interpret what services are covered in health plans
a. Re-interpreting the Public Law without regard to original spirit and intent or other components of the administration striking the provision down; e.g. Attorney General, Civil Rights Commission, etc.
b. A politically-appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services defining benefits and writing the implementing regulations; e.g. determining abortion is in the best “emotional/mental” health of the mother . . .
c. Not enforcing, ignoring or turning a “blind eye” to violations of the law; e.g. it wasn’t an abortion, but a “D&C” . . .

2. The Congress that can change the law at a later date (or even in the Conference Committee)

3. The Federal Courts and relying on them
a. Not striking the law down as unconstitutional
b. Not having activist judges (appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the Democrat Senate) interpreting what services health plans should cover and what are “necessary” services, or by accepting challenges to Stupak
c. As our experience with them is thirty-six years later, Roe versus Wade is still the law of the land

These risks are not only with abortion, but euthanasia and assisted-suicide services as well.

Plain and simple, the Pro-Life Movement cannot support bestowing this much power to the state and most oppose ALL health care reform efforts that include the Federal government. It is naïve to believe Federalized health care will not lead to Federally-funded abortions and assisted-suicides.

We Freedom Loving Americans need to remember that we need to clean up the House in 2010 also. “Cleaning Up The House” will be easier than cleaning out the Senate because of the nubers and the Constitution but the House will be easier. Without funding, any health care bill will come to a streaking halt.

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