Axelrod Signals Obama Will Try to Strip Abortion Language From Health Care Bill

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[mmanager]

Axelrod Signals Obama Will Try to Strip Abortion Language From Health Care Bill by FOXNews.com

The amendment, authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., went beyond preventing the proposed government-run plan from covering abortion to restrict federal subsidies from going toward private plans that offer abortion coverage. David Axelrod says the amendment changes the 'status quo,' something the president cannot abide.

White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod suggested Sunday that President Obama will intervene to make sure a controversial amendment restricting federal funding for abortion coverage is stripped from final health care reform legislation.

[mmanager]

O let Nancy have this in the House bill so it could get to the Senate. It's been in the soup from day one.

[TexasFreeper2009]

There is ZERO chance of Healthcare passing the house if it pays for abortion.

[tet68]

I knew this was going to come out of the bill
in the dead of night...

[Texas Eagle]

Obama Will Try to Strip Abortion Language From Health Care Bill

"Didn't see that one coming."

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Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”

[sonofagun]

Well, there it is

The line in the sand!

[Clintonfatigued]

IMHO, he’s taking a big chance if he does.

[hinckley buzzard]

I think this would be a very bad move for obama. I hope he tries it. The blowback from a gratuitous payoff to the abortionists could be the last straw for any senators facing election next year and looking for a reason to bail on obamacare.

[eclecticEel]

the amendment changes the 'status quo,' something the president cannot abide

Zero finally found some "change" he didn't like.

[SJackson]

A much easier decision that supporting our troops in Afghanistan, thus made quickly.

[NCLaw441]

Unless they changed the Constitution (which they may have done in the dead of night) the President cannot “strip” provisions out of a bill before he signs....

[Doogle]

....when presented with a dessert dish of s*** pie,scraping of the s*** cream, don't make it anymore desirable....sorry
The American people do not want government health care...we must KILL THE BILL!!

[EternalVigilance]

There is ZERO chance of Healthcare passing the house if it pays for abortion.

Why did all the Republicans vote for the Stupak amendment then?

[GloriaJane]

The muslim wants to kill as many Americans as he can. He’ll get them in the womb where they can’t fight back.

[Pinkbell]

I’m not a bit surprised. I knew that Stupak amendment was too good to be true. I figured they’d either remove it or find a loophole to get around it.

[livius]

It already has passed the House.

[denydenydeny]

How, exactly, does a President “strip language” from a bill submitted to him?

A presdient can either sign or veto a bill. The line-item veto was ruled unconsitutional in 1998; not that the Constitution means anything to this guy.

[Technical Editor]

[SueRae]

My bet is that he’ll use it as a bargaining chip just like they pulled in the House. The opposition will relent until he puts the restriction back in but we will be stuck with the other 99% of a lousy pos bill.

[jmaroneps37]

Please do so Obama, pleeeeze do so.

[TexasBeth]

When we finally get to see what the mandatory coverage in our insurance plans are, we’ll find that every man, woman and child mush have abortion coverage in that plan.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

The entire abortion issue for socialized medicine is a red herring.

They can strike it now. Pass Socialized Medicine.

And then cover abortion in some future legislation.

STOP SOCIALIZED MEDICINE NOW!!!

[republicangel]

Thanks for putting that one into words....

I usually reserve that name for him under my breath.

[Outlaw Woman]

Obama to Enter Abortion Battle, Adviser Says (may strike abortion ammendment in health care)

"So Let it Be Written, So Let it Be Done"

[EBH]

You know I wasn’t happy with the Stupak amendment anyway.

They inserted it so they could vote on the bill and then turn around and say ...will Stupak changed abortion ...blah, blah, blah...

Stop letting them abuse your religious beliefs to pass bad legislation.

[italianquaker]

Good maybe these buffoons will stop thinking that odumbo is a moderate anything!!!

[BP2]

Obama has been wanting Single-Payer, Government-Option Health Care
AS WELL AS Government-Funded Abortion since he first ran
for political office as a New Party Socialist in 1996, 13 years ago.

See below:

Never trust a Democ bastard — they will always lie about their true intent,
and bait & switch in the end — ALWAYS.

[Houghton M.]

I think the article is poorly written. The author meant to say, “the president will seek to get his minions in Congress to strip the language added to the bill in the House out of the bill in the Senate” or something to that effect. The idea is that he will “strip it out” by twisting arms of Democrats in Congress, not that he would or could unilaterally strip it out of a bill passed by Congress and awaiting his signature.

They author left out the secondary agent(s) of the action of the verb “strip.”

[BenLurkin]

[ShandaLear]

It will have to pass again when it comes out of the joint committee (that is if the Senate also passes a bill), if it’s to become law. If abortion is covered, it won’t pass the House.

[Bokababe]

Thanks for that. ;)

Forgot why I once thought that Yul Brynner was really hot. Now I remember.

[mmanager]

[Carley]

How could America possibly exist if the government didn’t pay for women to murder their baby in their womb.

[F15Eagle]

The most apt illustration of Obama’s anti-BAIPA legislation.

Thanks for reposting.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Axelrod Signals Obama Will Try to Strip Abortion Language From Health Care Bill

[chiefqc]

All show and yell with not a word of truth anywhere.

[sonofagun]

I suspect it’s high time to start giving some moral support to these pro-life dems:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Bart-Stupak/19260338693?ref=search&sid=1692335698.1161942884..1

[mware]

When we finally get to see what the mandatory coverage in our insurance plans are, we’ll find that every man, woman and child mush have abortion coverage in that plan.

Oh you won't have to have it in your plan,BUT you will be forced to pay for it, as if it is in your plan.

[GoMonster]

Just heads up....Democrats are trying to turn the Healthcare debate into Abortion debate. This way they can frame Pro Choice verse Pro Life etc....to win back suburban women for healthcare.

[mmanager]

Thanks AA Police. That was not the original headline from Fox. That was the linked headline, not the original.

Check your sources before you try and point out something which you are wrong....get a life as well.

[SunkenCiv]

authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich

[neodad]

Well, at least illegals won’t receive benefits. Because the’ll all be legal!

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

[glock rocks]

Stick a federally funded fork in a baby's head for Obama!

[Bokababe]

I find it very interesting that the same Liberals who were so defensive about "what a woman does with her own body" re abortion, are the same ones -- who with this healthcare bill -- are now advocating that we now turn ALL right to our bodies over to the state.

If you argue that "a pregnant woman has a right to do with her body what she will", shouldn't that same argument apply to men, non-pregnant women and anyone else?

[hal ogen]

Kill those babies...for the children.

[Outlaw Woman]

He really was wasn’t he? :)

[DoughtyOne]

Try? Axelrod is a dufus.