He pissed me off recently.

[link|http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/6/132113/2039|Daily Kos]:

Mon Mar 06, 2006 at 11:21:13 AM PDT

John McCain, that self-styled "maverick" of Republican politics, continues to try to have it [link|http://nationaljournal.com/mercurio.htm|both ways], this time on the politics of abortion and specifically, the South Dakota ban.

A spokesperson said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would have signed the South Dakota legislation, "but [he] would also take the appropriate steps under state law -- in whatever state -- to ensure that the exceptions of rape, incest or life of the mother were included."

Well, Senator, the problem is that the South Dakota bill specifically ruled out exceptions for rape or incest, allowing only an exception for the ~~health~~ life of the mother, and by golly, the women of South Dakota were damned lucky to get that. I guess it's small comfort to know that their own lives rate just a little bit higher than a fertilized egg.

McCain has tried in the past to distance himself from the Party of Dobson, but the allure of those hard-core, dedicated votes just keeps bringing him back. And McCain isn't the only one.

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He's "Pro-Life" and that's well known. But he can't have it both ways. The SD bill doesn't have the exceptions he wants, so he should be against it. He's pandering to the Right too much.

Cheers,
Scott.
(Who's reading [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid's_Tale|The Handmaid's Tale] right now...)

Post #249,686 by Another Scott 3/28/06 4:59:57 PM Reply	He pissed me off recently. [link\|http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/6/132113/2039\|Daily Kos]: Mon Mar 06, 2006 at 11:21:13 AM PDT John McCain, that self-styled "maverick" of Republican politics, continues to try to have it [link\|http://nationaljournal.com/mercurio.htm\|both ways], this time on the politics of abortion and specifically, the South Dakota ban. A spokesperson said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would have signed the South Dakota legislation, "but [he] would also take the appropriate steps under state law -- in whatever state -- to ensure that the exceptions of rape, incest or life of the mother were included." Well, Senator, the problem is that the South Dakota bill specifically ruled out exceptions for rape or incest, allowing only an exception for the ~~health~~ life of the mother, and by golly, the women of South Dakota were damned lucky to get that. I guess it's small comfort to know that their own lives rate just a little bit higher than a fertilized egg. McCain has tried in the past to distance himself from the Party of Dobson, but the allure of those hard-core, dedicated votes just keeps bringing him back. And McCain isn't the only one. [...] He's "Pro-Life" and that's well known. But he can't have it both ways. The SD bill doesn't have the exceptions he wants, so he should be against it. He's pandering to the Right too much. Cheers, Scott. (Who's reading [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid's_Tale\|The Handmaid's Tale] right now...)
Post #249,689 by tuberculosis 3/28/06 5:02:57 PM Reply	Hadn't heard that - more Hillary than Hillary [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #249,693 by bepatient 3/28/06 5:23:27 PM Reply	Sounds like his press spokesperson could also have easily misstated the position and it would be more appropriate to say he "would have" signed had those exemptions been included. But, coming up on election announcement time, he way well be pandering to the right in preparation for another run at the big house. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]

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