The Patriot Post® · GOP Abortion Bill Purge Nothing but Incompetent Politics

David Harsanyi: “Here’s a short list of things that are less popular than banning late-term abortions: ‘Acting’ on climate change. ‘Free’ community college. Taxing the wealthy. Building the Keystone XL pipeline. President Barack Obama. Future President Hillary Clinton. Every Republican who’s thinking about running for president. … Yet the GOP caves on a bill that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks and promises instead to pass another worthless ban on taxpayer-funded abortions – which we all know can be ignored by hiring an accountant. … This is about politics. Tragically incompetent politics. Even though a veto was imminent, you have to wonder: If the party representing the pro-life position, a party with a sizable majority, can’t pull together a vote on an issue as unambiguous and risk-free as this one, what are the chances of it coming to a consensus and offering compelling arguments on issues such as health care and tax reform? Very little, I imagine.”