please say it isn’t.

I’ve refused to give $ to the RCCC and RSCC for a while and everytime they’ve sent a solicitation, I’ve handwritten “Not until you start fighting for what we are supposeed to fight for” or something similar.
This is ‘gonna be real interesting in the coming weeks. I suggest we hold off any third- party talk until after reid brings obamacare to the floor. The dems may do something stupid and shoot eachother over Stupak, but then again, they may smell blood in the water!

And not before in the twenty years it has been on the books.
Seems like something that could have, and might yet, really hurt the Republican party and it’s stance against abortion.
Lord knows how much the left loves to completely defuse a discussion with a “Oh yeah, well YOU……”
If anyone covered by this benefits package can be shown to have ever actually gotten an abortion…..flames and Oh crap!!
And yes, anyone who ever donated a dime to the RNC has a right to at least a refund.
Sometimes the level of stupidity in just incredible!

The Republican Party is blessed with the unique ability to call in the circular firing squad at the most inopportune moments.

…and I haven’t looked back since.

The Republican Party renewed its leftward slide before Ronald Reagan had even left office.

Too bad so many missed that.

-Dave

We really don’t want you guys to fail, we want to help you win. But I have to tell you sir, if you guys keep shooting yourselves in the foot we can do nothing for you. At least get a full investigation into what transpired when and why this was not corrected if indeed it was an oversite. I think an apology to all Pro-Lifers is the very least which we should expect. That being said, how in the h*ll can you legitimately call for health reform with no government sponsored abortion and allow abortions in your own health plan? Talk about the height of hypocrisy and we say the left is full it.

…to the people in charge of the RNC than this?

And I know that we are supposed not to voice sentiments like this, but how much are we expected to take? Support for Crist? Putting Scozzafava in as a Republican candidate in a district that has always voted Republican? Telling Conservatives to stop complaining and shooting the party in the foot because we are out of step with what it takes to win elections? Governing like tax-and-spend liberals when in power?

Why should we be surprised at this? The party needs a thorough house-cleaning at the highest levels or they are going to go the way of the Whigs.

…women on the RNC staff availed themselves of the benefit?

If they stupidly paid for something no one used, meh, just stupid. But if someone on the RNC staff actually had an abortion, that’s a big deal.

Yet another reason to change campaign finance laws. It’s time to eliminate: the RNC, DNC etc… and every committee that simply launders money from the donor and distributes it to the candidates of THEIR choice.

Let me give directly in any amount I want to the candidate of my choice. This eliminates the middle man and all the corruption that goes with it. Fully disclose on the internet every dollar donated.

This would also help to eliminate the two party dominance that is killing our republic.

This is coming out now to drive another break in the conservative movement and the Republican Party, to the benifit of Democrats.

They will correct this, but I am not at all suprised, some states require abortion services as part of insurance coverages. Hope this was a simple oversight, 20 years in the making.

It really typifies how the elitist Republicans don’t really share the values of the rank and file conservatives.

They probably see us as “bitterly clinging to our guns and religion” like another famous elitist.

I don’t want to blame it on Steele just yet, seeing as how he has been there less than a year, but as someone already commented, at some point since this began, someone very high up within the organization HAD to sign off on this, and if this person is still employed there, he or she needs to be fired YESTERDAY, and Steele needs to issue an official, written apology, throwing the RNC on the mercy of all people with a soul.

Better than that: Name a company that even puts abortion coverage in their standard sales lit. You probably can’t, because they don’t. It is typically included in one of the inpatient categories. I’d be willing to bet if everyone here called their group health insurance plans, they too would be subsidizing abortions through their premiums.

This is all CIGNA’s fault, the RNC just sent an email to the members of the RNC: “The story was published this afternoon with much of the information on our policy being provided by CIGNA.”

The same memo says that, “He (Chairman M Steele) has been engaged by phone on this issue.”

If he’s, “…engaged by phone…” and, “…takes this issue very seriously” and, “…review of our health insurance policy has been underway for some time…” as the memo says, this is totally CIGNA’s fault, not the RNC — how could the RNC keep track of something like this? Nobody would have even known if CIGNA had just hushed and covered this up.

Here’s the guy at CIGNA (it’s publicly on their website) http://newsroom.cigna.com/contacts/
Corporate and Financial News
Chris Curran
Telephone: 215.470.2414
E-mail: chris.curran@cigna.com

How do we start boycotting CIGNA?

Next thing I know my Redstate bookmark will take me straight to the HuffingtonPuffington. Of all the things that the RNC does wrong, this is where we make our stand? I’m just sayin’ . . . Rush is right when it comes to “one issue voters.”

… that nobody — and I mean, nobody — working in the RNC over the last twenty or so years noticed that aborts were covered in their own packet and said to themselves, “hey, this seems like it could be a political problem for us down the road.”

As the outsiders; are we to believe, then, (A) that nobody in the RNC reads anything, (B) that they couldn’t comprehend what they were reading, (C) that nobody saw it as a political problem (maybe just because they didn’t think they’d be found out), or (D) that they were they too afraid to speak up to leadership?

And, really, regardless of whether you personally agree with the pro-life argument, which of those options are you most comfortable with?

Sure, the Politico piece was timed to do maximum damage; but that doesn’t negate or forgive political stupidity on such a monumental scale.

Shame on those hypocrites

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This is what I said over at Hot Air..

Who gives a crap.

Stop falling for your enemy’s ability to play you like a violin. Stop beating up your own side.

Idiots, I swear.

between the Dems and the Reps. How many times have you heard someone say that and use it for their excuse not to vote? Well folks, THAT is why we are going to start electing CONSERVATIVES and NOT republicans. These old style republicans should feel the urge to follow their big grey mascots to the boneyard expire quietly. (Might be a good idea for real Conservatives to get a new symbol so there will be NO indication that they are part of the old gang). We need a massive effort for November 2010 to show both major parties that the Americans are AWAKE.
TERM LIMITS NOW — DON’T REELECT ANYBODY

I have to believe this applies to what Jesus was talking about when he said,

“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched.” Mark 9:42-43

How many gave to the RNC with childlike innocence, trusting that the organization would stand up for their values, namely, an abhorrence of abortion based on Christian understanding of Jesus’s and His Father’s love for their children?

Time to cut off the RNC – and any who would betray us.

out of Turbo Tax Tim’s tax defense. Didn’t check the right box? Surely you can’t be serious. Didn’t read the bill…surely you can’t be serious.
Didn’t have all the facts….surely you can’t be serious. The army of stupidoes is cutting a swath through this fruited plain…and I for one….am having NO MORE OF IT.
Paying for murder….NO…insuring murder….is not the business of the RNC…and there is no mere explanation or Mea Culpa that will make this one go away.

Frankly, nobody wants to see our party organizations emptied of the dead wood that led us into the current morass more than I. Secondarily, I am also very much personally opposed to abortion as is, I believe philosophically, the RNC.

But as an up and coming lawyer, I would hope you are predisposed to asking questions first and shooting the guilty later. Personally, I always consider the source and am more interested in the remedy rather than cause of the malady. So I will give Steele a pass until hearing what will be done. By the way, this is not a shot at you personally since based on what I have read over the years in my opinion is you are a smart, passionate individual.

Now, I checked both with my insurance company and some career benefits people in my own organization. You know what I heard? Crickets. These are good, knowledgeable people who just could not answer the questions since they never managed that level of detail. The insurance company? Our representative said the wording was so vague they were not certain how to answer. As of today, they advised I will have an answer next week. As an aside, I am not sitting by the phone.

Lastly, I have a severe distaste for people with questionable motives, that provoke what they believe is predictable behavior by seeking out and publishing controversial tidbits with a goal of creating chaos. My opinion, this one doesn’t yet pass the sniff test and I will wait for full disclosure and action before seeking penalty for the guilty.

Yes I agree that this is a very important issue!It shows that they aren’t who they tell us they are.We’ have had enough of phonies,and if they can’t be truthful with us then they aren’t any different than the Dems.Not to change the subject,but next month Obama is meeting in Copenhagen to sign the Cap N Trade Bill.If this is signed by our so called Chief we will have the largest tax on us that we will never get out of! We will have turned over our Soverenty to the UN! I know everyone is talking about the elections next year,but this is going to happen next month! Call your Senators and tell them to stop this Now! We won’t have a government of our own to worry about voting for! This bill is much more than energy policies! It changes our currency, gives the UN authority over our lives and our troops,and our oceans will all be owned by the UN! They will be the ones calling the shots for what used to be America. Our troops are already wearing insegnias that call us the Northern Command Unite,with the colors of the UN on them.Obama will sign this bill,because he will be our dictator from then on! He doesn’t care about the elections,why should he! He will be our Dictator from now on! Wake up people,they are way ahead of us and causing deversions to keep us from knowing what is really going on. Remember December 7th.is when this signing will start to unfold! that That is 24 days away! 24 Days AWAY! We have much more important things to get our represenatives on right now! People Wake Up! This is a shell game ,look over there,so we can do this over here!THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE GOING TO GIVE UP AMERICA TO THE UN!!!!!! DO YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN? WELL IT IS HAPPENING NOW AS WE SPEAK!!!!CALL YOUR SENATORS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!!! REMEMBER 24 DAYS AWAY!!!!!

Since the McLame debacle, I quit donating to the Republican Party. If I like a candidate for a given office I’ll send them a check directly. Why should I allow any proxy, whether GOP, UAW, or [fill in the blank] to determine where to spend my money, and what causes to support on my behalf?

This abortion incident just goes to show why my approach is the correct way for all of us to support the correct candidate.

Have a great Conservative weekend!

Republicans used to represent the average conservative, but no more.

They backed NAFTA and GATT which caused our manufacturing to leave the country, and left a vast amount of people unemployed.

They backed illegal immigration, which caused us all to loose even more jobs, and caused us to have to pay for health care, schooling, welfare, and their crimes.

They continually allow H1B visas even though almost all engineers are laid off, as most of the jobs went overseas (after NAFTA and GATT).

When they were in the House, Senate and Presidency, did we see vouchers (so we can choose our child’s school) approved? NO!!!

Now they caused conservatives to pay for abortions which is abhorrent to conservatives.

Well, either the Republicans need to go back to square one and be leaders who support conservative values, or we need to get behind those who will.

Who’d a thunk the Democrats wouldn’t stoop to that in a pinch?

I am prolife and yet I pay for abortions … oops, I pay local taxes and our left-liberal local Govt officials fund it, against our will … and actually WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE of many involved.

I am not surprised the liberals are trying to smear/target the RNC over this … I am surprised that we have Redstate falling for it too though. This is likely a case of simple IGNORANCE, that whatever package they signed up for had those ‘benefits’ and it was signed on the dotted line. As such, while someone might need to chastised and the problem corrected, over-reacting is folly. Fix the problem and announce clearly that WHATEVER is in the RNC health insurance has zero bearing on ObamaCare.

Think first and get the data before jumping to conclusions. And dont let a phony ad hominem argument from the other side drive us.

So we now learn the RNC is really Pro-Abortion. What a lark. All the press,hot air and sucking up to the so called Christian Conservatives when all along they are providing insurance to cover abortion. No wonder they want to dump conservatives and become MODERATES with their WIDE NET CASTING.
If this country doesn’t form a true party to represent theirviews there will be a One party system before you can even spell ABORTION.

Now that the truth is coming out it is time to start cleaning political houses.

There’s room in the big tent for everybody,,,,,except unborn babies.

If McCaine is the best that the Repubs can come up with,or Scossafava, then there is no Republican party.If it hadn’t been for Palin,McCaine would have had no stance at all! She woke up the people,gave them hope,and made them believe in politicians at least until they started telling her what to say.They should have had her do all the talking,She should have been the presidential electorate.McCaine is so middle that he is unnecessary!He is for gay rights,immigration,abortion,and apparently big government.He doesn’t have a clue what the Republicans want, for that matter neither do most of the Republicans.They have gone completely away from what we want,and they don’t even know it!People,Obama is going to sign CapN Trade December 7th.-18th.,09! If he does we will be giving up our soverenty and our constitutionand all our money and freedom to the UN! Please call your reps now and tell them to stop this !NOW! We will not be able to take it back ever! No matter who we vote in,the UN will be telling us what to do from now on,and our soldiers too! We will be loosing our freedom! We will be a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT! Please call them over and over until they see we really need to stop this! We don’t have very much time!Call them ,fax them,email them! Stop him before it is too late!We will not be able to take it back once it is signed!What makes me so mad about this is that OBAMA,PALOSI,and REID are doing this without even asking the American people! AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY ARE HIDEING IT FROM US! THIS IS TREASON!!!!!!!!!THIS IS AN ACT AGAINST AMERICA!!!!!!!!THIS IS AN ACT AGAINST FREEDOM! STOP THEM BEFORE IT IS TOOO LATE!!!!!!!!THE DEMOCRAT LIBERALS WILL BE IN POWER PERMANENTLY!!!!!!!!!!!OBAMA WILL BE OUR DICTATOR!!!!!!!!!!!FOREVER!!!!!!!HUGO CHAVEZ!!!!!Please stop them NOW!!!!!!!!!

I don’t understand why you keep telling me I have said this before! Do you not see the urgency of this matter? I don’t understand why you act like this is not important! Is it because you don’t believe it? Please tell me why this seems to be a non issue to you!!!!!! 21 days from now we could loose everything and this isn’t important? I would really like an answer from Redstate on this matter.

I thought it might be an acronym or something like that. I tried looking it up at Net Lingo, but it wasn’t there.