GOPers Only Enraged By Birth Control Rule When Obama\u2019s Pushing It<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore than two-dozen Republican lawmakers stood in a display of unity Wednesday decrying President Obama\u2019s birth control requirement as an egregious move that tramples the Constitution. But none of the…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So many of their attacks on Obama and the Democrats are clearly politically motivated, even though they are draped in yards and yards of "religious freedom" and "traditional values" and "constitutional protections." 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