Why did Obama draw the line on Planned Parenthood?

[FLAprogressive]

[ProSense]

1. Because he's

weak and soulless!

[uppityperson]

20. He doesn't care about stopping innocent unborn beating hearts, or does he thrive on it?

:sarcasm: because sometimes one can't tell on DU.

[AndyTiedye]

2. He Could Get Enough Republican Votes for PP to Save It

With a shutdown, we lose it all. Obama has been trying to save what he can.
The votes were there for PP, so it was saved.

[FLAprogressive]

3. Not in the house.....doubtful in the Senate either....

[OHdem10]

4. Women are largest group in Democratic Party. Democrats

could not afford to alienate them.

[ecstatic]

5. Maybe Michelle had something to do with it?

:shrug:

[MadBadger]

6. Is there any doubt for his support for Women's Health and Reproductive Rights?

Any doubt is manufactured doubt

[Warren DeMontague]

7. So if he doesn't do the right thing, people will complain. If he DOES do the right thing

people will complain.

[SidDithers]

14. Yes...

nail on head. :thumbsup:

Sid

[uppityperson]

21. +100000. "but he didn't REALLY mean it!!!!"!111111

[blondeatlast]

30. Welcome to DU. ;) nt

[Solomon]

32. You got it.

+ 2,0000

[JoePhilly]

34. The outrage machine runs 24/7.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Because MOST AMERICANS ARE PRO CHOICE, and the GOP is run by crazy godbags.

That's why.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Other: caving on PP would have cost him millions of women's votes. nt

[Myrina]

10. ... because the GOP isn't serious about cutting PP ...

.... it's their sacred horse that they need to have to trot out every election to fire up the fundies to vote for them. Once abortion/women's reproduction is no longer an issue, they can't use it to 'strike fear' into their base's hearts every election cycle.

POTUS knows this, so do the GOP. It was an imaginary line in the sand.

[CoffeeCat]

11. A shiny, glittery object is essential...

...when the cabal has made it clear that they want the net neutrality issue.

While we were looking left, the stole something just as important, on the right.

[JTFrog]

12. Because doing otherwise would endanger women's lives.

:wtf:

FFS. I can hardly believe that you people are actually going there.

[demwing]

13. Other - Because he needed something to hold up and say "See what I have saved for you?" /nt

[FLAprogressive]

25. +1

[jillan]

37. Bingo!

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[EmmettKelly]

16. Because he doesn't want his daughters to be burdened?

[blondeatlast]

31. What an odd way to put it. nt

[JoePhilly]

36. not really ...

its the right wing way to put it.

[JoePhilly]

35. enjoy your stay ...

:rofl:

[Puregonzo1188]

17. How about because it was the most talked about rider and therefore the most symbolically important

one.

[madrchsod]

18. one and two.....

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[QC]

22. Given the gender gap in voting, a Democrat absolutely must have solid support among women

in order to get elected. If women don't turn out, he can forget a second term.

[UTUSN]

23. My question for YOU: What's the/your problem about it?!1 n/t

[FLAprogressive]

24. I have no problem with it. What I do have a problem with is Obama selling this while he goes and

cuts other programs that help low-income people.

[JTFrog]

26. Would you have been outraged if he hadn't saved PP?

This guy doesn't get any room at all with the 24/7 outrage crowd.

All we heard before hand was how he was gonna CAVE on this.

It's fucking unreal.

[FLAprogressive]

38. Yes, it would have been even more of a capitulation.

[ecstatic]

41. This is proof that no matter what he does, there will always be outrage

Pretty sad that you can't accept or be grateful for the PP save without attacking his motives.

[radiclib]

27. How about this?

Planned Parenthood was a red herring thrown out there by the Repugs to give Obama cover when he caved on the budget cuts, allowing him to save face and look like he stood up for something.
Do I really still need this--:hide: ?

[rucky]

28. Now that you mention it...

you're right. It gives both sides cover. Boehner for "fighting to cut it" and Obama for "not caving". They were just playing their parts. The social value of the program itself is secondary.

[pampango]

29. For some really nefarious reason...which I haven't figured out yet.

;)

[blondeatlast]

33. Other; I'm not psychic but I am grateful. nt

[AngryAmish]

39. His most important constituency is liberal women

Cutting PP means he would be doomed in 2012.

[JoePhilly]

40. Because he hates puppies

[robcon]

42. Planned Parenthood cuts were a false issue to begin with.

The Tea Party types don't care much about Planned Parenthood... just cuts, cuts, cuts of any sort.

The surrender of Boehner on PP may have been a pre-planned negotiating stance to get what he really wanted: a deal on the dollar amount of cuts..

[Javaman]

43. Other...

so he can use it later on to bargin away more of our benefits.