Mitt won't touch abortion rights, because his sister says he won't
Which either means all the campaign trail rhetoric is a disingenuous draw for the Religious Right, or his sister doesn't know what she's talking about.
Actually, I'd like to think it's the former, given his past, more moderate record. But not touching abortion rights directly doesn't mean much in the face of promises to appoint highly conservative judges, what his Justice Dept. will do in the face of challenges to Roe v. Wade or Griswold v. Connecticut, or what he will let Congress pass in this regard (with his VP as a tie-breaker in the Senate).
Sorry, Jane — I'm not comforted.
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Yet another Romney position on abortion?
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Mitt Romney’s Sister Assures Female Voters: ‘He’s Not Going To Be Touching’ Abortion
Mitt Romney’s sister assured “Women for Mitt” that if her brother is elected President, he won’t pursue the anti-abortion policies he espouses on the campaign trail. In an interview with National Jour…
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+Dave Hill
Sorry, Jane — I'm not comforted.
What does that mean?
It means +Dave Hill has no confidence that abortion would remain legal under Romney, even if he never directly said anything to oppose it.
Yes. Jane is Mitt's sister. Even if she's being geniuine, I don't think she can make the assertion she's making.