Sen. Harry Reid spoke from the well of the Senate a few minutes ago. Sen. Reid couldn’t have made his intent any clearer. He led off his comments talking about women getting “cancer screenings” and referred to Title X funding, which is the mechanism by which the federal government funds Planned Parenthood Inc.
Other Democrat sources have confirmed that Planned Parenthood funding is the sticking point. The Democrats plan to shut down the entire government in order to keep funding a dishonest corporation that’s worth more than $1 billion according to its own annual reports. Reason? Planned Parenthood donates campaign cash to Democrats.
Planned Parenthood, by the way, was caught misleading on the very subject Reid led off with: The organization doesn’t do mammograms. And in stings across several states, Planned Parenthood staffers were caught flouting laws on human trafficking.
Reid and the Democrats are taking the position that Planned Parenthood is the only means by which women get any kind of health services in the United States. That position is so absurd it could only come from the same people who claim other Republican budget cuts would starve more seniors than are actually on the federal program at issue.
Simply put, even with the nation drowning in debt, the Democrats would shut down the government in order to protect their cronies and campaign funding sources. They would shut down the government to protect about $350 million in corporate welfare for Planned Parenthood. The Republicans, meanwhile, have passed both a federal budget in the House, and have passed a one-week continuing resolution that would keep the government running and fund the military through the end of the year. The Democrats are holding everything up for Planned Parenthood.
Which side is taking the radical position here?
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