Straight Talk on South Dakota? (Does McCain...

[ProSense]

see two faces when he looks in the mirror?)

Straight Talk on South Dakota?

by mcjoan
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 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 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.

Virginia Sen. George Allen's (R) chief of staff, Dick Wadhams, a national GOP strategist, said Allen "has consistently supported the rights of the people in their states to pass laws which reflect their views and values." A spokeswoman for Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said that if Romney were the governor of South Dakota, "he would sign it. believes that states should have the right to be pro-life if that is the will of the people."

Just to be clear, here is what McCain, Romney, and Allen are associating themselves with.

more...

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/6/132113/2039

[Mythsaje]

1. And yet...

<<<Virginia Sen. George Allen's (R) chief of staff, Dick Wadhams, a national GOP strategist, said Allen "has consistently supported the rights of the people in their states to pass laws which reflect their views and values." A spokeswoman for Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said that if Romney were the governor of South Dakota, "he would sign it. believes that states should have the right to be pro-life if that is the will of the people.">>>

And what about the OTHER people? The possibly bare minority of folks who DON'T support such a decision?

[Charlie Brown]

2. McCain trying to have it both ways

and revealing his own hypocrisy.

[biscotti]

3. McCain has lost

all credibility.

[tsuki]

5. McCain never had any credibility. n/t

[PlanetBev]

4. No, the people haven't spoken

South Dakota legislature refused the right of it's people to have a referendum on the subject. They knew if it came up for a vote it would be soundly defeated.

The minority has dictated to the majority. That is not democracy.

[Mz Pip]

6. IF that is the case

then all those legislators and the Governor need to be voted out of office ASAP. If the legislature took the right to decide this via initiative or referendum then the people need to get rid of them.

Tyranny of the minority is not democracy.

Mz Pip
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