McDonnell Backs Off Support for Abortion Bill

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/22/mcdonnell_backs_off_support_for_abortion_bill.html

February 22, 2012

McDonnell Backs Off Support for Abortion Bill


Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) "is backing off his unconditional support for a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion," the Washington Post reports.

Lawmakers and the governor's staff were scheduled to meet in an effort to "strike a compromise after learning that some ultrasounds could be more invasive than first thought... Many of the bill's supporters were apparently unaware of how invasive the procedure could be."

McDonnell is often mentioned as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate.

[joeybee12]

1. BS...they knew how invasive they would be...

They just thought they could get away with it...the assholes.

[FSogol]

2. Classic GOP overreach. Hopefully this will kill his VP aspirations.

Of course his flip-floppy nature probably makes him more attractive to Mitt.

[warrior1]

3. wanting to be the VP

and having this over his head might be a deal breaker. But, I'll bet he signs it anyway.

[yellowcanine]

9. I think he will sign a watered down bill and piss everyone off.

The Christian Taliban will be unhappy because they didn't get their mandatory probe sonogram. Personally I think a number of them wanted that just to humiliate women seeking an abortion. And of course pro-choice people are going to be upset at any bill which requires a sonogram of any sort.

[bullwinkle428]

4. "unaware of how invasive the procedure could be" - Why? Because they don't have

a vulva? Sorry, but the bullshit-o-meter just broke.

McDonnell is being driven by his ultimate desire for the VP slot, but this is one bell that can't be un-rung.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Aww, I thought they couldn't wait to shove foreign objects up inside

women's privates for no medical reason whatsoever--how will they punish those bad girls if this law doesn't pass?

[rocktivity]

6. TRANSLATION: "Many of the bill's supporters were unaware

that it violated the new federal definition of rape:

[font size="3"]The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim."[/font]
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125113776

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rocktivity

[Lil Missy]

7. I'm stealing that pic!

[rocktivity]

8. Steal it your heart's content

How do you think I got it?


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[catbyte]

10. That's a crock of shit, McDonnald. You just thought you could get away with it.

That's life in the GOTP Bubble.

[Arugula Latte]

11. McDonnell is as religiously crazy, and maybe crazier, than Santorum.