Liberal penicillin to that venereal disease right-wingers call an ideology.
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…Conservative Republicans are hobbled. We’ve got a Democratic House, a Democratic Senate and a Democratic President … in what is arguably the most important Democratic domestic policy initiative of the past three decades, also during what is arguably the easiest point in the process for liberals—the House vote—and the bishops weren’t able to convince Democrats to even consider expanding Medicaid or even consider illegal immigrants. But the Stupak Amendment restricting abortion?
In the bag.
All of the levers of power are with liberals. Did it matter? No. Did the Conference of Bishops make a tough push for the Blue Dogs to expand Medicaid? Please. Did they put their full lobbying weight behind an immigrant provision? Don’t make me laugh.
It’s clear what their priority is: abortion. The Catholic hierarchy is operationally right-wing. The rest is fluff. They’re not wringing their hands in the rectory tonight over their mostly-failed-agenda. They’re shaking hands and slapping backs. And we all know why.
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