Neo-Con Agenda: The Real Loser in the House Health Care Vote

There will be a lot of speculation about who lost in Saturday's major health care vote in the house.  Some people will say that the republicans were handed a defeat when they were unable to stop the Health Care Reform agenda of the Nancy Pelosi and the Public Option.  Others will claim that the Democrats were handed a hearty defeat because their party was split on the vote, giving the opposition the appearance of a stronger bipartisan agreement.

But in reality it was neither of these groups that lost.  The real loser in Saturday's vote was women.

Even though most of their scare tactics managed to only widen the chasm between liberals and neo-cons across the country and further alienate traditional conservatives, Republicans were successful in on one issue: Abortion.  Is anyone surprised?  No.  Once again, women are served up to the neo-cons as a sacrifice in order to get a democratic bill passed.

I'm curious, when democrats say that they are the champions of a woman's right to choose, where they planning on backing that up with action when it counts?  If so, they failed miserably on Saturday, and the entire caucus should be ashamed.  That is all I have to say on the matter.

Common Sense