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The Battle is Joined Over
ObamaCare Part One of Four By Dave Andrusko Good evening and thanks for being part of the discussion and for passing these posts along to friends and family. Part Two and Three today explain carefully why NRLC is leading the charge to repeal ObamaCare. Part Four is good news about our first 2011 win in the state legislatures. Over at National Right to Life News Today (www.nationalrighttolifenews.org), we real NARAL's lament over the new pro-life Speaker of the House, John Boehner. Newsbusters did a very nice job of showing how biased at least some Associated Press accounts have been against attempts to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Good stuff! Please send your comments on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. Quick preliminary word: the special January 22 Commemorative Issue of National Right to life News goes to press tomorrow. Call now and you can still purchase of extra copies this "must-read." Please dial 202 626 8828. (For more information about the contents, go to www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Jan2011/nv010311part3.html) Well, it didn't take long, nor should it have. With Republicans now in control of the House, the debate over ObamaCare has been joined. House Republicans continue to reiterate that they are serious about repealing ObamaCare. Democrats, who lost bushels full of races because of the public's opposition to this "reform," apparently remain convinced they can spin repeal attempts to their advantage. Part Two today talks more specifically about why NRLC so firmly believes ObamaCare must be repealed. Briefly, the law "contains multiple provisions authorizing federal subsidies for abortion, and additional provisions on which future abortion-expanding regulatory mandates may be based," NRLC explained in its letter to Members of Congress. In addition, the law "contains multiple provisions that will, if fully implemented, result in government-imposed rationing of lifesaving medical care." Part Three concisely explains what will happen if ObamaCare is not repealed. Please take time to read both parts. Newly-elected House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) appeared on a number of television shows this morning and (according to POLITICO) "said he is determined to keep repeal of the law in the national spotlight and hold a House vote on the measure next week…. Appearing on CBS's "The Early Show," Cantor said flatly, "Most Americans don't like the health care bill." Surveys strongly back up Cantor's assertion. And it's not only that Rasmussen Reports has twice found 60% of likely voters saying they support repeal versus 36% saying they oppose repeal. (Since ObamaCare was passed last March, support for repeal has been no lower than 53% and as high as 63%.) It's that (as of December 27), the results "also marked the first time a majority of voters believe the measure is likely to be repealed." |