'It seems that abortion is more dear to them than socialism.' [Andy McCarthy via NRO]
That's James Taranto's take in the WSJ. As James put it in yesterday's Best of the Web:
"Bringing ObamaCare to the floor requires an affirmative vote from every non-Republican in the Senate, which means that [Sen. Harry] Reid and his men will fail in their efforts unless they persuade [Sen. Ben] Nelson to vote with them. To win over [Sen. Joe] Lieberman, the Dems were willing to give up government-run insurance in the form of both the "public option" and the "Medicare buy-in." It seems that abortion is more dear to them than socialism.
We'd like to take this opportunity to point out that this is an example of how Roe v. Wade distorts American politics. Decided almost 37 years ago, that ruling was supposed to have settled the question of abortion once and for all. Instead, by circumventing the normal political process that produces compromise and consensus, it exacerbated divisions and ensured that disagreements over abortion will scuttle efforts to get other things done."
That said, if Roe ends up aborting ObamaCare, we'll be the first to applaud.
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