Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) retirement yesterday made him the first political casualty of the historic health care vote last month. His capitulation on the abortion issue, which made possible the Democrats’ force feeding of Obamacare to the American people, will go down as one of the great betrayals of principle in modern American politics.
His strident attacks on his former allies in the pro-life community are pathetic and despicable. His political career benefited from their support, and his stand on the abortion funding issue made him a household name. He deserves the enmity of the people he strung along for so long.
The debate on Obamacare has largely centered around the Democrats committing political suicide to enact it. I’m not surprised; this was less about health care, a fact more of us are learning every day, and more about expanding government control over our lives and decisions. This bill is full of mandates, taxes and restrictions, and does nothing to control costs or increase the availability or quality of care.
There’s one discussion topic I haven’t seen, however, and Rep. Stupak’s retirement spurred me to address it.
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