The DCCC's been going gang-busters with their petition titled
"One Million Strong Against The War On Women" and collecting hundreds of e-mail addresses to fundraise from supporters of a woman's right to choose while they look to support potential Democratic nominees such as this one that have voted to defund Planned Parenthood.
Wait. They might support a Democratic nominee that is a part of the War On Women? Yep, you got it. Here's the story on this from America Blog on this story:
Howie Klein calls Pestka an "anti-Choice, multimillionaire conservative" and says this:
Our sources tell us that local Democrats, no doubt backed by the DCCC, are looking at a pro-life, multi-millionaire conservative who will run on the Democratic ticket. They think he’s a safe alternative, but most folks admit they don’t believe he has the fire to mount a decent campaign. This election is going to be about fighting for the middle class. And, we need candidates who are from the middle class to make the case to voters. That's Trevor Thomas.
There is even talk that Republicans are directly involved in helping to set the Democratic ticket. They don't like Amash, but won't set up a primary challenge.
Is this true — are Howie's sources wrong? Only the DCCC can say for sure — by openly supporting pro-woman Trevor Thomas against anti-choice Steve Pestka.
If they don't, they're open to the charge of not supporting women themselves, but merely (and cynically) pretending to. And taking money "War-on-Women" money while doing so.
As a
famous Democrat once said back in 2008: "In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”
It is my hope that the DCCC will stop supporting anti-women candidates with the funds they have fundraised from us in circulating petitions about the Republican war on women. No funds from the DCCC should be spent on anti-women candidates, period.
It's time to stop having so-called Democrats like that in our party, further diluting it and its party platform. The more anti-women Democrats are elected, the more Bart Stupaks there will be in committees voting down amendments and bills that help protect a woman's right to choose.
Make your voice heard on this right now by supporting Trevor Thomas, an actual Democrat who supports the rights of women to make choices in their lives.