Maryland To Begin ObamaCare Abortions

Last week we informed you that the Federal government would begin funding abortions in Pennsylvania.  Maryland will become the second state to begin funding abortions through ObamaCare.

Maryland will join Pennsylvania as the second state to use federal tax dollars to pay for abortions under the new health care law signed by President Barack Obama in March, according to information released by Maryland’s State Health Insurance Plan.

Maryland will receive $85 million in federal funds for its federally mandated high-risk insurance pool, which will cover abortions. As CNSNews.com reported on July 14, Pennsylvania will receive $160 million in federal funds for its high-risk insurance pool, which will also cover abortions.

During the debate over the health-care bill, President Obama delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, saying: “Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions.”

I wonder what Bart Stupak would say now?

According to a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) fact sheet published by MHIP, its new Federal Plan will offer the same benefit package as its state-funded plans. “The MHIP Federal Plan offers the same benefit package as other MHIP plan options,” that document states. All five of MHIP’s plans cover abortion, including one plan that requires no co-pay if the abortion is performed at an out-patient abortion clinic, according information found on page 53 of the 2010 MHIP Certificate of Coverage.

Conservative Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) has called for Congress to pass legislation blocking the use of federal funds for abortion:

"This is one more example of a broken promise in ObamaCare,” said Pence. “It is morally wrong to end an unborn human life and it is reprehensible to take taxpayer dollars from millions of pro-life Americans and use them to pay for abortions.”

Pence urged Congress to enact new legislation to stop abortion funding through the health-care law.

"I call on Congress to act quickly on critical legislation by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) to stop the administration from using ObamaCare to fund abortions."

H/T – Joe Albero @ SbyNEWS

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Should Grassroots Conservatives Support the MDGOP?

Today, MDGOP chairwoman Audrey Scott begins her 5 day “Take Back Annapolis and Washington Town Hall Tour” with stops in Annapolis (noon, Conte-Lubrano) and Salisbury (6:30 PM, Wicomico Youth and Civic Center).  The tour criss-crosses Maryland and finishes up Friday in Bowie.

Scott is to be commended for her efforts.  If the MDGOP were a functioning party, I have no doubt that Scott would be an excellent chair.  Sadly, the MDGOP is not a functioning party and has little sign of becoming one in the near future.  Check out successful, conservative, state Republican parties.  They’re NOTHING like the MDGOP.

Why?  Grassroots conservatives have no say in how the party is governed and aren’t particularly welcome.  The party deliberately separates itself from the grassroots by promoting a layered, “big fish in a little pond” approach to governance.  At a recent county central committee meeting one member went so far as to claim that, “They (Tea Party activists) need us more than we need them.”  This fool obviously has never had any real experience in WINNING campaigns.  My money is on the folks that seem to be willing to knock on doors, make phone calls, and write letters.  That ain’t the folks who think that the Republican Party elects candidates in this state.

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STOP THE MANDATE!

As noted in an earlier post, Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the citizens of Virginia to void ObamaCare.  You can help to support Cuccinelli’s efforts.

General Cuccinelli has launched a petition supporting the suit and calling for the courts to STOP THE MANDATE!  Show your support and fight this unprecedented attack on our liberty.

Also support the Club for Growth’s new ObamaCare page – RepealIt.org  Join thousands of Americans and leaders such as Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is supporting the repeal.

H/T – Bearing Drift

We also recommend that you read Jim Hoeft’s excellent post on Cuccinelli and the lawsuit.

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Tom Coburn – A True American Patriot

This is why we need more people like Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) serving in our Congress, in our state legislatures, and in our local government.  Unlike too many of those in the current GOP leadership of both houses, Sen. Coburn is willing to take a stand and stick to his guns.

We need more Tom Coburns, more Jim DeMints, more Mike Pences and Jeff Flakes.  True patriots won’t cut a backroom deal with our nation’s enemies.  Note that Tom Coburn actually worked WITH Sen. Barack Obama in the Senate on several pieces of legislation.  With people like Tom Coburn, it’s not about partisanship; it’s about DOING WHAT’S RIGHT!

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Faux-Cons Sieze House Leadership …

… Disco and Leisure Suits Coming Back

The only thing left to prove that the 1970′s are back is to see if President-Elect Barack Obama governs like Jimmy Carter.  As far as the House GOP is concerned, the Bee Gees are back at the top of the charts.  As Rep. John Boehner cements his control over the House GOP caucus, Republicans can be assured that the Wilderness Years are just beginning.

Boehner’s overwhelming re-election as Minority Leader provides yet more evidence that the House GOP caucus is only fit for the minority.  Coupled with the elevation of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) to Whip, and Boehner loyalist Rep. Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) to Conference Vice-Chair conservatives can be reassured that there is no place for them in the House leadership structure.

While leading House conservative Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) was elected Conference chair, expect this to be mere window dressing by Boehner and Cantor.  Both, former conservatives, have become too attached to power and have proven themselves unable to provide genuine conservative leadership.

While unfortunate, it appears that we must go back to the days of primary battles to elect true conservative leaders before we will be able to launch a genuine fight for the majority.  It is unlikely that a majority of Americans will be willing to accept promises of fiscal responsibility from the likes of Boehner and Cantor.  Merely pandering on social issues while promoting corporate welfare will not be sufficient for the GOP to retake the House.

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US House – Principle or More of the Same?

Are the Republican members of the US House serious about taking back the majority? … or saving their own skins and egos?

It’s obvious that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is more worried about his ego.  Leadership under Boehner has been little better than that under disgraced former leader Tom DeLay.

If Boehner were half as principled as he claimed he would resign his leadership post.  Any attempt to move the GOP caucus to a principled position on the political spectrum will simply not be possible under Boehner.  His past willingness to sell out fiscal conservatives means that the public won’t trust a House caucus lead by him.

It is ironic that Boehner has jumped on the bandwagon endorsing Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) for Conference Chair.  I guess that Boehner believes that backing a real, live, principled conservative for the number three spot in the leadership will somehow make up for his betrayal of the principles that brought us to the majority in 1994.
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Why “Democrat” Has Just Become Another Synonym for Whore

… or How “Little Tommy” became madam of the nation’s biggest brothel.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is desperately hoping that allowing a few vulnerable Dems to publicly support opening up the outer shelf to drilling will yield a larger Democrat majority in the next Congress. She may get her wish, but it’s looking more doubtful by the day.

Pelosi seems to be hoping that a simple re-hash of the Democrat’s 2006 strategy will work – run Democrats that will run on conservative issues and then sell out their constituents in order to sit at the “cool kids table” in Congress. Things are a bit different in 2008, however. High fuel prices have risen to the top of the issues heap. The Democrat congress is no more highly regarded than the GOP congress was in 2006.

While it’s true that GOP leaders such as Denny Hastert, Tom DeLay, John Boehner and Roy Blunt whored us right into the minority. A group of insurgent conservatives are seizing the leadership roles as we move toward November. Hastert and DeLay are fortunately gone. We can only hope that Boehner and Blunt will be purged in January and replaced with people like Mike Pence, John Shadegg and Jeb Hensarling.

In the meantime, the Democrat leadership of Pelosi and Steny Hoyer aren’t even being very secretive about their plans to screw the American people: Read more

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House GOP Continues Sit-in

Welcome to the Revolution! House conservatives, led by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) vow to continue their 1960′s style sit-in to protest the Democrat-led adjournment of the House without acting to combat the rising cost of energy.

We’re starting to see some of the fire that ignited the Reagan, then Gingrich revolutions. My only hope is that when we return to the majority, a new group of leaders won’t forget WHAT we fight for and WHY!

thanks to Worcester Right for the link

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Why We Don’t Deserve to Be The Majority Party

Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman is running for governor. Who is attacking her at every opportunity? People like House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO).

Why? Steelman appears to be a Republican more in the mold of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). Steelman is a fiscal conservative.

The Bush wing of the party still believes that spending is irrelevant. Hawking lower taxes, pimping for the U.S. Chamber (by supplying corporate welfare) and pandering to our socially conservative brethren (rather than offering real solutions which are governed by Federalism) seem to be the magic elixir for staying in office – as far as these guys are concerned.

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Better to Be in the Wilderness

Eric Earling argues in The Next Right that, as conservative Republicans, we need to start challenging MORE GOP incumbents. He’s right, but he disappointingly hedges:

The process of truly remaking the GOP into a party that the grassroots can be proud of again requires a step that was more complicated in 2006 when there was still a majority to worry about: cheering the electoral confrontation of Republican Members of Congress currently doing more harm than good to the conservative cause.

There lies the problem. Too many Republicans, who claimed to be conservatives, worried more about protecting a majority than in electing principled candidates who shared our common beliefs. Read more

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