Southern Bread

As a glaring example of my point yesterday, this entire story is full of lies from start to finish. The whole premise that’s trying to be forwarded is that last night there was some kind of huge battle between pro-abortion democrats and anti-abortion democrats:

President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let people who get federal subsidies buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage.

Abortion-rights supporters were outraged at the concession to abortion opponents. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said “there is a risk” that some in the Pro-Choice Caucus would vote against the bill as a result.

–Erica Werner, AP

What a load of BS. You just have to laugh at how transparent these people are. There isn’t a single politician in congress that gives a rats butt about whether abortion is in this bill or not. This entire story is a manufactured argument designed to create the appearance of concessions to right-wingers to provide some cover to Democrats from conservative districts(the so-called blue dogs). Let me be clear: everything in this entire story is completely false and made up. For instance:

The abortion agreement was reached at midnight Friday after hours of intense negotiations brokered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Democratic Reps. Bart Stupak of Michigan, Brad Ellsworth of Indiana and other abortion opponents fought for and won an opportunity to insert tougher restrictions into the legislation during debate, despite fervent opposition from pro-choice liberals who are a driving force behind the overall bill.

“We wish to maintain current law, which says no public funding for abortion,” Stupak said.

DeGette called Stupak’s amendment “the biggest restriction on a women’s right to chose that’s been considered on the floor of the House” in her 13 years in office.

–Erica Werner, AP

BS. Every word. The idea that there were a bunch of Democrat politicians in conference battling over the merits of federal funding of abortions is ridiculous. The negotiations were instead about how to use this media story to create the appearance of victory for blue-dog principles(for the purpose of misleading the voters in those districts) in order to bring them on board to vote for the health bill. How stupid they think we are. It’s offensive. But the saddest part is that it will work. Thousands of conservatives will think to themselves, “Awesome! They got abortions removed from the bill.” How naive.

The goal is to takeover healthcare for the benefit of politician’s re-elections. Please don’t get sucked into their game of trying to use a moral issue to pull the wool over your eyes. Nobody in Washington has your best interest in mind at all. Republicans aren’t “right”, and Democrats aren’t “left.” They are all crooked and in it for themselves. They see us as their enemy. So, in that vein they are going to try to make us think one thing while they carry out their real plan. Don’t fall for it.

And, by the way. In the end they will probably stick all the abortion stuff back in there anyway. It’ll only stay out long enough for a vote. Then they’ll amend it right back in.