YES!!!!! SUCK IT, STUPAK!!!

[backscatter712]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/11/845299/-Dems-will-Move-Ahead-on-HCR-without-Stupak

In the best news all day category, House leadership has washed their hands of Stupak. There really wasn't any way around it, since he refused to budge. But it also suggests that leadership doesn't think the 12 supporters Stupak has claimed are firm in their support of him.

Granted, the Senate Bill's language isn't great, but Stupak's attempt to back-door-ban abortion has failed!!!

B-) :evilgrin: :hippie: :party: :toast: :bounce: :silly: :beer: :fistbump: :headbang:

[EFerrari]

1. If this is true, then Nancy deserves a lot of credit.

[laughingliberal]

2. Rec!

That's a glimmer of good news.

[The Magistrate]

3. Good For Speaker Pelosi, Sir

This wretch needs to be kicked back into his kennel.

[tavalon]

4. That doesn't mean I'm not still going to contribute to his primary challenger

We need a true Democrat in his seat.

[Ardent15]

6. Unfortunately, his district is very conservative

It is pretty solidly Republican in national elections, and is probably only being held by Stupak because he's so conservative.

[tavalon]

12. Yeah, but he'll have to work a little hard

and we will make sure he knows that the reason he has to work hard is because he isn't espousing good Democratic ideals.

[Beetwasher]

7. Damn Straight

[backscatter712]

9. Excellent point! I've already given Connie Saltonstall ten bucks!

Stupak needs to be punished!

[Kber]

10. +1

Thanks!

[uponit7771]

18. +1

[pleah]

5. Good!

:toast:

[HughMoran]

8. Yep, it's nice to see him kicked to the curb

[DeSwiss]

11. Bart Stupak = Religious Cult Member

- K&R

[femrap]

13. K and R

Yes, that's worth :party: :toast: :thumbsup: :woohoo: :applause:

[progressoid]

14. K/R

[Brickbat]

15. Delete.

[backscatter712]

16. Stupak doesn't say.

And there's no guarantee that Stupak really has 12 - he's blustering, but judging by the news, I'd say that Pelosi called his bluff.

[Brickbat]

17. I found a list on an anti-choice site claiming the 12, and it's the usual Ds who oppose abortion.

[ooglymoogly]

19. Would like to see the list,

but I'm guessing there are 12 who would like to vote with Stupid. Maddow narrowed it to 4 who might actually vote with Stupid if they would not lose their constituency.

[ooglymoogly]

20. Stupid is just what he sounds like; Stupid Bluster. nt

[ooglymoogly]

21. Maddow narrows it to 4 possibly 5 who would support Stupid. nt

[h9socialist]

22. Stupid . . . I mean Stupak should not be seen a representative of his Congressional district . . .

Rather, he should seen as Representative of the Upper Michigan Archdiocese. It is with a great degree of embarrassment that I admit to having campaigned for him in 2008. Actually, I have family in Stupak's district. I wanted to help Obama in a swing state. When I went out to campaign for Obama the locals gave me some Stupak fliers to hand out as well. I wish I had just burned the damned things.