Catholic Bishops: Just Say No to Obamacare and Taxpayer-Funding of Abortion
Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the USCCB is sounding the alarm to vote against the health care bill. "It looks like the House leadership's just going to try to jam this bill through the House without fixing any of the problems on abortion, [...]
Kildee Was Never Part of the "Stupak 12"
Obamacare supporters thought they may have caught a break when Rep. Dale Kildee of Michigan indicated he would vote for the Senate bill and thinks it adequately bans abortion funding. "Kildee Breaks From Stupak Over Senate Abortion Language," is how Roll Call put it. Kildee was on GOP whip Eric Cantor's list of pro-life Democrats [...]
Deadline, what deadline?
Politico reports that Steny Hoyer has “rebuffed” the White House on its March 18 deadline for a vote in the House on the Senate’s health care bill. “None of us has mentioned the 18th, other than Mr. Gibbs,” Hoyer said.
Hoyer explained that the disagreement about the aborion issue within the Democratic caucus “has [...]
Illinois Democrat Lipinski Will Switch from Yes to No if Health Bill Lacks Stupak Amendment
Add Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois to the coalition of pro-life Democrats standing firmly with Bart Stupak in the fight over taxpayer-funding of abortion in the health care bill. Asked if the congressman is "open to voting for a health care bill that lacks the Stupak amendment," Lipinski's spokesman Nathaniel Zimmer replied in an email [...]
The ACLU and Human Rights Watch Rally to Holder’s Defense
The American Civil Liberties Union has an amusing full-page ad in the New York Times today (p. 8 of the Week in Review section). It morphs a photo of their onetime favorite, Barack Obama into…George W. Bush! What has President Obama done to deserve this comparison, the greatest insult the left has its disposal? “Many [...]
Remembering Arnold Beichman
The New York Times has a well-deserved (if belated) obituary for Arnold Beichman in today's paper.
See also Christopher Caldwell's remembrance of Beichman in THE WEEKLY STANDARD.
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