Go to hell NARAL
You know who just made my shit list? NARAL.
As a few of you know, Im agnostic about abortion, I havent yet formulated a position because to be entirely honest, it is not an issue that matters greatly to me except as far as it effects candidates politically (which is Ill admit a function of me not having a position, and thus the circle continues. but I digress).
The idiocy of these people is astounding. Ever since NARAL pushed Langevin out of the race EVERY DEM RUNNING IS PRO CHOICE. and yet you know what I have a good idea! lets endorse someone who will keep Frist as the Senate Majority leader! that sounds like a way to make your right to choose safe doesnt it! These people have, before you enter their website, an intro page with big letters complaining about the Nuclear option. which I admit is a problem. But the way to solve that problem is NOT to endorse someone who will VOTE WITH THE DAMN REPUBLICANS. A democratic Senate will help us much more then. A democratic senate will be able to protect these rights you cherish.
but what do I know.. I bet if I read some news articles, some information will come forward to make this decision make sense. lets try, say, I dont know, the Providence Journal:
NARAL has a position. I respect that. what they're doing this time is disloyal and against their own damn interests. but frankly I care more about the loyalty. They are betraying the party that is the only thing standing between their rights and the black hole known as Judicial damnation, and it doesnt even help their principles. If it was a pro-life dem they were opposing Id understand. Id disagree with an endorsement.. just as I disagreed for them pushing Langevin out of the race. but this doesnt make sense to me. Maybe Im missing something, let me know.
EDIT: Ok. I was about to go off on another rant about the nuclear option. but just go to Daily Kos and read about it.
As a few of you know, Im agnostic about abortion, I havent yet formulated a position because to be entirely honest, it is not an issue that matters greatly to me except as far as it effects candidates politically (which is Ill admit a function of me not having a position, and thus the circle continues. but I digress).
The idiocy of these people is astounding. Ever since NARAL pushed Langevin out of the race EVERY DEM RUNNING IS PRO CHOICE. and yet you know what I have a good idea! lets endorse someone who will keep Frist as the Senate Majority leader! that sounds like a way to make your right to choose safe doesnt it! These people have, before you enter their website, an intro page with big letters complaining about the Nuclear option. which I admit is a problem. But the way to solve that problem is NOT to endorse someone who will VOTE WITH THE DAMN REPUBLICANS. A democratic Senate will help us much more then. A democratic senate will be able to protect these rights you cherish.
but what do I know.. I bet if I read some news articles, some information will come forward to make this decision make sense. lets try, say, I dont know, the Providence Journal:
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"Brown attacked Chafee for refusing to embrace a litmus test. Brown and Whitehouse both attacked Chafee on grounds that, as a Republican, he will almost certainly support a Senate Republican leadership team that would set an antiabortion agenda, no matter how he votes on individual abortion-related bills or on judicial nominations.
On that basis alone, "It doesn't make sense" for NARAL to endorse Chafee, said Whitehouse, who acknowledged that he has privately made this case to NARAL officials."
NARAL has a position. I respect that. what they're doing this time is disloyal and against their own damn interests. but frankly I care more about the loyalty. They are betraying the party that is the only thing standing between their rights and the black hole known as Judicial damnation, and it doesnt even help their principles. If it was a pro-life dem they were opposing Id understand. Id disagree with an endorsement.. just as I disagreed for them pushing Langevin out of the race. but this doesnt make sense to me. Maybe Im missing something, let me know.
EDIT: Ok. I was about to go off on another rant about the nuclear option. but just go to Daily Kos and read about it.