"Planned Parenthood to Push Candidacies" THIS issue alone is why a Democratic President is

IMPERATIVE! IMCPO.


Planned Parenthood to Push Candidacies
By BRODY MULLINS
January 22, 2008; Page A6A

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n the presidential primaries, the fiscally conservative Club for Growth has aired television advertisements against Republican candidates who have backed tax increases in the past. Labor unions have spent heavily to support Democratic candidates they endorse. And Emily's List, a group that supports pro-abortion-rights female Democrats, has funded a campaign to get women to go to the polls for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the primaries.<snip>


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The efforts come at a time when many abortion-rights advocates feel they are under attack. Since President Bush took office, he has nominated federal judges who have chipped away at abortion rights and installed two antiabortion justices to the Supreme Court. Two of the oldest justices on the current Supreme Court are liberal. If a Republican wins the 2008 presidential election, two more conservative judges could be added to the court.<snip>

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Officials at Planned Parenthood say they decided to move into the campaign arena because they say reproductive rights are under assault by Republicans. The political effort will be led by Cecile Richards, the organization's president, who has a long history of working in Democratic politics. "To keep our doors open," Ms. Richards said, "it's clear that we need to step into the electoral arena."

A former aide to Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, Ms. Richards took over Planned Parenthood last year. She is the daughter of Ann Richards, the former Democratic governor of Texas.:loveya:

Emphasis added is mine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120097045852805605.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

But, aren't our front-runners and the Republicans exactly the same? There's no difference!

(Sarcasm, of course.)


Ann Richards was always one of my favorite Democrats. It's nice to see that her daughter is following in her footsteps.

:crazy: Did they use evoting machines in that election? :crazy:

She really was an awesome lady.

We cannot afford a repuke president. The SCOTUS would be gone. That's a given.

Gov Richards.

to that effect?

They really are scumbags. She was a wonderful woman. I loved her personality. She was funny as hell and so outgoing. What a shame. Do you know anything about her daughter? Is she anything like her mom? I don't think I've ever seen Cecile.

She was on Larry King in '99 (I think) talking about how she personally underestimated him because she thought he was a moron. She was trying to warn "us" not to do the same.

So I can't tell you what happened!

I do know that the state as a whole is pretty conservative, so the psycho governor isn't a big surprise.

Austin, though, is pretty liberal. The joke is that it's the liberal oasis of Texas, though the political spectrum here is much wider than I expected. Austin itself is liberal, but some of the suburbs are very conservative. It makes for a pretty interesting mix.

I agree with you that we can't afford another Republican president, and choice is only one of many issues where there is a huge difference. People get so blinded by ideological purity that they can't see the big picture anymore.

On a somewhat related note, did you see the thread last night suggesting that we throw the '08 presidential race and focus on the Congressional races? I thought I'd see it all.

Edit: never mind - you were responding to that thread, too. :)

:grr:

the OP insisted that gaining a 2/3 edge in Congress was a safer bet than Obama or Clinton winning the presidency.