RedStateVT's 1000th Post

The Sad Truth

In Texas last month a flap arose over legislation that would require the following with respect to abortion:

- Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks

- require abortions to be performed in surgical centers

- stipulate that doctors who perform abortions have an affiliation with a nearby hospital

Liberals reacted, as they are wont to do, as though it were the end of days. Democrat Nancy Pelosi weighed in as follows:

"What is at risk is the discretion of a woman to make judgments about the size and timing of her family. It's respect for the judgment of women about what is good for them, for their families, their health," Pelosi said. "The reality is that people in our country do practice birth control and use contraception."

Pelosi added, "I don't know if my colleagues need a lesson on the birds and the bees. I really don't get it." (Huffington Post, 7/17/2013)

As with many of the things that come out of Pelosi’s mouth, her comments were bizarre and unintelligible. Women practice birth control (which Pelosi would provide for free) and yet they need late term abortions?

It gets worse.

Senator Wendy Davis filibustered the legislation for 11 hours. She became a national political celebrity overnight and is now considering a run for governor. Is there any doubt that she will be a featured speaker at the 2016 Democrat National Convention? Her political future is boundless.

We certainly have come a long way since Democrat Bill Clinton suggested that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. Now Liberals can argue with impunity that no restrictions should be placed on abortion after 5 months of a 9 month pregnancy. Notice how Liberals will always use the metric of “weeks” instead of “months.” Why? Well it certainly sounds less damning.

The Legitimate Media (VP Joe Biden’s terminology) quickly rushed in to laud Davis and paint Governor Perry and Texas legislators as chauvinist Neanderthals for passing a law which Bill Clinton would likely not have objected to just a few years ago.

Notwithstanding this minor victory for conservatives in Texas, the aftermath provides a startling glimpse of the growing chokehold which Liberalism has over how public opinion is shaped in America.