Over one hundred years ago, GK Chesterton, an Influential English writer, decried the loss of ideals in politics, STATING they have been "driven out by the cry of efficiency," which may roughly be translated as "politics for politics' sake."
The behavior of Senator Ben Nelson this past weekend is the Crowning achievement of "efficiency" over "general ideals" in politics. After a career as a self-proclaimed pro-life Democrat, it appears the Senator wore his ideals very lightly. It took hardly any effort at all for him to throw them off.
Senator Nelson has since tried to convince us that they improved the Senate bill's abortion stance is. But what does the bill he signed on to actually say?
Supposedly, Senator Harry Reid's managers' amendment "requires all enrollees in an abortion-covering plan to make a separate payment into an account that will pay for Abortions." Senator Nelson says this Creates a "firewall" that will keep private funds used for Abortions absolutely separate from the federal funds that subsidize insurance policies. Riiiiight. And all those Social Security surpluses are in Al Gore's lockbox.
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