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By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 AM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

As we all know, the President decided to not Executive Order the Mexico City policy out of existence yesterday – can’t imagine why, at all, at all – but today is another day, and the betting is that he’ll get around to it Real Soon Now. So the real question is, when? Does he do it first thing in the morning and get it over with, or does he do it just in time for it to miss the Friday night news?

Hey, this is actually an important question: this is going to be the first thing he does in office that is guaranteed – absolutely, completely, and unquestionably – going to bother a significant hunk of the people who voted for him. How he handles it is going be… ah, diagnostic.

Moe Lane

PS: Notice that I’m doing President Obama the courtesy of assuming that he has at least as much spine as President Bill Clinton did.

PPS: That being said, if I was a betting man I’d be betting for somewhere around 4:45 PM.

Crossposted at Moe Lane.

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  • DONTREADONME

    I thought he already did so?

  • Raven

    This has to be the third time I’ve seen the “Mexico City Police” mentioned on RS.
    But seeing as Mexico City is in Mexico and the POTUS, therefore, has no power over them whatsoever, I think you must be talking about something else…

    Can I get an explanation?

  • DONTREADONME

    from foxnews.com first paragraph. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/22/obama-issues-directives-detainees-interrogation-guantanamo/

  • cookcountyconservative

    “It might seem like a small thing ? the difference of a day ? but it?s a sign of how Obama at times seems to almost delight in keeping supporters just a bit off-balance.

    It?s also a way to send an subtle message to moderate and conservative voters that he isn?t going to wear his support for abortion rights on his sleeve.”

    I’m sorry – this is just nauseating.

  • DONTREADONME

    It is U.S. policy implemented by Ronald Reagan in is presidency. It was nicknamed the Mexico City policy due to the so called harsh restrictions on abortion in Mexico City.

  • DONTREADONME

    He reversed the executive order.

  • DONTREADONME

    “Separately, the administration in the afternoon issued a reversal of a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling.

    Obama signed the executive order on the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in all 50 states.”

  • BlueLandRed

    Obama support on this issue seems pretty hard core. If I was a betting man, I’d bet that at some point Obama is going to get “his” views coded into law by Congress so the next Republican President can’t just re-re-re-re-undo this executive order.

  • cookcountyconservative

    I’m not a prude or anything – it’s just kind a gross.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    From two hours ago:

    Obama has so far not struck down rules reinstated by the Bush administration eight years ago, prohibiting U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services.

    The “Mexico City policy” was initially put in place by President Ronald Reagan and suspended during Bill Clinton’s presidency. Its opponents refer to it as the “global gag order.”

    I think that Fox may be wrong on this, because I’m not seeing it reported elsewhere and I’m pretty sure that people will start yelling once it’s confirmed. :)

  • DONTREADONME

    Maybe I am paranoid, but maybe CNN does not want the Xorder to get out. :)

  • DONTREADONME

    Same date as Foxnews.com. Weird
    “Wrong again liberal media” – Homer Simpson

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    It looks like somebody oopsied, but it wasn’t you or me. :)

  • DONTREADONME

    thats all. Darn :)