That little snake, Bart Stupak, is working against the democrats and doing so in coordination with, of all people, Mitch McConnell.
Stupak's office had been emailing McConnell's office and sending copies to the following: The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Family Research Council, and National Right to Life.
http://www.politico.com/...
I do not read Politico but, followed a link to the story and felt it important to let you guys know what may be coming next.
From Politico:
An aide to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) coordinated opposition to the Senate health bill’s abortion compromise this morning with the Republican Senate leadership, according to a chain of frantic emails obtained this morning by POLITICO.Stupak, in an interview with POLITICO, called the Senate bill’s abortion position "unacceptable" – but disavowed his staffer’s collaboration with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Stupak later denied working with McConnell. He says he has had close conversations with Ben Nelson and Bob Casey (who is one of the good guys).
However according to Politico:
The emails suggest a previously unseen degree of coordination between the offices of Stupak and McConnell. Stupak is the leader of a group of pro-life Democrats who say they’ll oppose the sweeping legislation if it uses government money to pay for abortion, while McConnell is firmly committed to killing the legislation.
The fact that their offices have made common cause against the Senate's health care compromise will likely further infuriate Stupak’s Democratic colleagues in the House, and demonstrates his willingness to stop any bill that doesn’t pass his test.
"Guys - when will we see your letters of opposition to the managers amendment?? We need them ASAP!" wrote Erika Smith, the Stupak aide, at 9:23 this morning, less than an hour after the amendment had become available.
Spokesman for the National Right to Life said the senate compromise with Nelson is light years from the Stupak Amendment
Cecile Richards, head of Planned Parenthood said that it was a sad day when women's rights were traded for one vote. So neither side is happy with compromise. However that weasel in congress is working to not only undermine his fellow democrats and is selling them out while working with the republicans to do so.
He is also working to undermine and take away the civil rights of women. And, afterall, isn't that what the abortion issue is really about? Keeping women as second class? Take away the equality and independence they have achieved by holding them hostage to the womb? Controlling them through the womb.
It is not about the babies. If it was, the avid right to lifers would care about that life and it's quality after the baby is born. No. They only care about that life until it is born and then, it on your own, kid. Pull yourself up by your bootstrap even if you are only 3 months old and starving.
This is the compromise:
The manager’s amendment, which emerged after hours of negotiations between Nelson and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, stops short of the total ban on health insurance plans that participate in a new exchange system offering abortion coverage. Instead, it includes a provision that allows states to prohibit abortion coverage in the exchanges.
The amendment also requires that health plans that provide abortion services separate, for accounting purposes, private premiums and federal funds, and ensure that the federal funds don't pay for abortion services, a maneuver derided in the past by anti-abortion groups as a shell game.
According to Politico Stupak claims to have been at home in Michigan and not able to email...
You decide.