Michael Gaynor
Why Hillary supports pro-life Casey: to keep SCOTUS pro-abortion
By Michael Gaynor
Hillary Clinton is happily defending herself against extremist criticism of her $10,000 to pro-life Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., the Democrats' best bet to prevent the very important reelection of pro-life champion Republican Senator Rick Santorum.
Ardent pro-abortioners know that Hillary is with them (Bill's two Supreme Court nominees currently tip the balance in their favor), while Hillary tries mightily to appear "moderate" and thereby fool some gullible pro-lifers who don't want to believe how completely and cunningly pro-abortion she really is.
Why did Hillary have Hillpac, her political action committee, donate to the Casey campaign the maximum amount it can give under campaign finance laws?
The answer is obvious.
As I wrote in Rick Santorum (NOW's Top Target): "[T]he only reason that Mr. Casey will get the Democrats' nomination to challenge Senator Santorum is because pragmatic pro-abortion Democrats know he's their best shot at beating Senator Santorum and far less of a problem to the secular extremism/pro-abortion on demand/far leftists than Mr. Casey ever will (or would) be."
Because: "[I]f the Democrats take control of the Senate, expect the stream of strict constructionist judges (and even United States Supreme Court Justices) to be dammed up in a Senate Judiciary Committee controlled by the likes of Senators Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Patrick Leahy of Vermont."
On February 7, 2006, Hillary ADMITTED during a news conference that her decision to make the donation was motivated by partisan politics — she wants to Democrats to take control of the Senate: "Regardless of what differences there may be among Democrats, the differences between Democrats and Republicans today could not be starker. And if we can move toward a Democratic majority, we can prevent some of the ill-advised legislation and nominations we have to deal with from ever seeing the light of day."
Treasurer Casey said he would have voted for now Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. BUT, Hillary, who not only voted against confirmation but also to filibuster the nomination, knows that a Senate Democrat majority would have blocked that confirmation and would block the confirmation of any Supreme Court nominee who dared to say he would keep an open mind on the constitutionality of abortion (notwithstanding the pro-life view of a rookie Senator from Pennsylvania).
Senator Rick Santorum has earned pro-life support in his race for a third term. If Treasurer Casey wants to help the pro-life cause, he should run for Governor of Pennsylvania again against Governor Ed Rendell in the Democrat primary and then run as an independent in the general election.
© Michael Gaynor
Hillary Clinton is happily defending herself against extremist criticism of her $10,000 to pro-life Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., the Democrats' best bet to prevent the very important reelection of pro-life champion Republican Senator Rick Santorum.
Ardent pro-abortioners know that Hillary is with them (Bill's two Supreme Court nominees currently tip the balance in their favor), while Hillary tries mightily to appear "moderate" and thereby fool some gullible pro-lifers who don't want to believe how completely and cunningly pro-abortion she really is.
Why did Hillary have Hillpac, her political action committee, donate to the Casey campaign the maximum amount it can give under campaign finance laws?
The answer is obvious.
As I wrote in Rick Santorum (NOW's Top Target): "[T]he only reason that Mr. Casey will get the Democrats' nomination to challenge Senator Santorum is because pragmatic pro-abortion Democrats know he's their best shot at beating Senator Santorum and far less of a problem to the secular extremism/pro-abortion on demand/far leftists than Mr. Casey ever will (or would) be."
Because: "[I]f the Democrats take control of the Senate, expect the stream of strict constructionist judges (and even United States Supreme Court Justices) to be dammed up in a Senate Judiciary Committee controlled by the likes of Senators Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Patrick Leahy of Vermont."
On February 7, 2006, Hillary ADMITTED during a news conference that her decision to make the donation was motivated by partisan politics — she wants to Democrats to take control of the Senate: "Regardless of what differences there may be among Democrats, the differences between Democrats and Republicans today could not be starker. And if we can move toward a Democratic majority, we can prevent some of the ill-advised legislation and nominations we have to deal with from ever seeing the light of day."
Treasurer Casey said he would have voted for now Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. BUT, Hillary, who not only voted against confirmation but also to filibuster the nomination, knows that a Senate Democrat majority would have blocked that confirmation and would block the confirmation of any Supreme Court nominee who dared to say he would keep an open mind on the constitutionality of abortion (notwithstanding the pro-life view of a rookie Senator from Pennsylvania).
Senator Rick Santorum has earned pro-life support in his race for a third term. If Treasurer Casey wants to help the pro-life cause, he should run for Governor of Pennsylvania again against Governor Ed Rendell in the Democrat primary and then run as an independent in the general election.
© Michael Gaynor
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