accused Tuesday of introducing legislation merely to cast himself as a political moderate, while Dold replied Schakowsky is unwilling to act in a bipartisan fashion.
Schakowsky made her remarks during a telephone news conference Tuesday with , Dold’s Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, to explain why Dold’s record on women’s issues is unsatisfactory.
Schakowsky was particularly critical of a bill Dold introduced last week prohibiting discrimination against health care providers participating in certain government programs from excluding services like contraception from coverage as part of the 40-year-old Title X program.
“If (Dold’s bill) were real, absolutely I would support it,” Schakowsky said. “It has no chance of going anywhere. We’ll see if the leadership in the House will let it go anywhere. Does the Republican leadership want a bill that nearly every Republican will vote against?”
Dold was pleased to hear Schakowsky favored his idea but critical of her unwillingness and that of her Democratic colleagues to work in a more bipartisan fashion.
“As a pro choice Republican I will do what I can to pass this bill,” Dold said. “People are unhappy with Washington because Republicans and Democrats are not working together to get something done.”
Schakowsky considers Dold’s bill on Title X as well as his support for other measures political expediency to court favor in the moderate 10th District. In March, Dold voted for the to the proposal favored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
“Of course,” Schakowsky said of her perception of Dold’s motives. “LaTourette is from a district much like the 10th. Their leadership lets them do this for their district. The (10th) District is the most Democratic held by a Republican.”
Dold said he thinks Schakowsky’s criticism is political as well. “This was the first bipartisan budget proposed in the House in years,” he said. “People here want thoughtful, independent leadership. Why does she not support it?”
During the news conference, Schakowsky listed a number of votes Dold has made since taking office that she believes do not show the North Shore Congressman as truly pro choice. She mentioned legislation to prohibit abortion in the District of Columbia, denying the use of federal funds for abortion even if a women’s life is at stake and defunding Planned Parenthood.
“He voted for a continuing resolution that would have defended Planned Parenthood,” Schakowsky said. “There is a time when you have to stand up for your principles. Do you want a 30 percenter or a 100 percenter,” she added comparing Dold and Schneider on issues concerning women’s health.
Schakowsky was referring votes cast just over a year ago when Dold supported an amendment to the continuing resolution to keep funding the federal government to maintain money for Planned Parenthood. When it failed, he voted for the resolution with the provision he opposed.
“I was the only Republican to speak on the House floor in favor of Planned Parenthood,” Dold said. “I voted to keep the government running. I voted to pay our troops and for seniors to get their social security checks.”
In my America, people are civil to one another-they hold the door open for others, say please and thank you and properly dispose of their trash. In my America, Americans are proud of their country and the US military. We love our children and wouldn't think of aborting them just because it's inconvenient. We don't think of abortion as a method of birth control. In my America, we think being born is a civil right-the ultimate civil right. In my America, we don't use government to pick other people's pockets. Pickpocketing is a crime, regardless of whether a criminal or the government does the pocket-picking. In my America, we think that our children deserve to be educated and that the public school system is provided for the benefit of our children and not for the sole benefit of the teachers and the administrators. In my America, we don't take from one group of people and give that money to people who make political contributions ("pay-to-play"). And that Confederate flag is just a flag-it's the rebel flag. The rebel flag means get the government the hell out of our lives. Adults don't need the government to tell them what to do and when to do it. Apparently you people on the left can't think for yourself and need somebody else to tell you what to do. You're simply a bunch of sheep who need a sheep dog-conservatives don't need a sheep dog.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/227857-senate-rejects-obama-budget-in-99-0-vote An example of Democrats and Republican working together. President Obama can't even get a single Democrat in the Senate to support his budget proposal. Who says that Democrats and Republicans can't agree on anything?
Let's take a look at a little history: The Democrat Party was the political party which supported slavery in the 1850's. The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) was formed in the 1860's by the Democrat Party. Jim Crow was enacted and supported by the Democrat Party. Democrat Senator Albert Gore, Senior, the father of former Vice President Al Gore, was a noted segregationist, as was another noted Democrat Governor who ran for the presidency in 1972, George Wallace. Senator Robert Byrd, until recently a respected Democrat leader in Senate, was a former member of the KKK. Racial segregation and poor schools (attended by black children) are the norm in cities controlled by Democrats in 2012. Based upon the historical record, it seems to me that the Democrat Party is an "insulting" symbol of slavery, racism and bigotry. So RB is you want to characterize the Conderate (Battle) Flag as an "insulting" symbol, then it seems reasonable that the Democrat Party should also be considered to be an "insulting" symbol.
Quite to the contrary RB-the United States was "born" by leaving the union with England and forming a separate country. Hence, secession is a very American concept. The US Constitution is a contract between "The People" as how they are to be governed. If the Constitution (the contract) is being violated, then "The People" have the right not to abide by the contract. The Second Amendment was specifically included in the Bill of Rights so as to allow "The People" to overthrow a tyrannical government.
By the way Florida is a TAKER state. You pay less in Federal taxes than you get back, you get back about a third more than you pay in....so thanks a lot.
An excellent response to the comment about the Democrat Party being an "insulting" symbol representing pro-slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow, segregation and the fact that Democrats are still involved with racial bigotry within areas controlled by Democrats politicians, for example Crook County. If the Confederate flag has to come down, then so does the Democrat Party. Now the new charge is that Florida is a "taker" state. Looks like RB wants to change the subject away from the bigotry and racial discrimination practiced by Democrats. Well, I guess we could talk about Democrat's war on women (and children), which is actually the subject of this thread. Why should Americans who don't believe in the horrendous practice of abortion be forced to subsidize the practice? Why should the Catholic Church and other religous organizations whose religious beliefs do not condone the practice of abortion be forced to pay for insurance coverage for such a practice? What about Americans First Amendment rights to practice their religion?
And then we have Obamacare which has already raised health care costs for men and women too. Don't forget about the Obamacare "death panels". Since women live longer than men, the "death panels" will have more of an impact on women than men. And then there is the foreclosure problem. Who is most interested in owning a home-why women, of course. So the foreclosure problem affects women more than men. The economy, Obamacare and the foreclosure problem are all part of the Democrats' war on women. I could go on, but I'm a little tired tonight. James Carville: "It's the economy stupid." The Obama Administration, combined with a Democrat majority House and Senate, failed to fix the economy. Democrats' had their chance to fix the economy their way and instead gave us Obamacare in 2009/2010. To quote The Donald: "Your fired."
As far as calling the Democrats the party of segregation, go take a visit at the LBJ museum in Austin, Texas and you may leave with an entirely different and factual impression. Don't forget Rich, you're the secession advocate. Great, instead of helping solve problems just run and hide in your little Eutopia. It won't be and it's a ridiculous idea that is simply a waste of time to even argue against. As Mr. Romney has said many times...."you're fired,"
An excellent point RB. Successful managers often have to fire people. Losing a job by being fired is an excellent motivator and so is failure. Ask any successful person and they will tell you about the many times that they have failed. The only person who hasn't failed is someone who has never attempted anything difficult. With respect to your other point about Republicans "feeding at the trough", I'm in complete agreement with you. As previously stated, I am not a Republican. Conservatives have a term for Republicans who act like Democrats-RINO. Senator McCain is a RINO and that's why he lost the presidential election. (I did not vote for McCain in 2008-I couldn't bring myself to vote for him.) Sarah Palin is not a RINO and I would vote for her any day. I have mixed emotions about Mitt Romney. I support Mitt Romney only because the re-election of President Obama likely means the end of America. A second term for President Obama will be far worse than the first term. Fortunately for America, the election in November 2012 will be a landslide victory for Republicans. The landslide begins on June 5th with the defeat of the unions and the re-election of Governor Walker in Wisconsin. As you can see by the Republican primary in Indiana where Senator Lugar was defeated, TEA is still alive.
Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain Capital in 1989 as a Managing Director. Mr. Pagliuca was also involved in developing Bain & Company's turnaround practice. Note, "Mr. Pagliuca was also involved in developing Bain & Company's turnaround practice." Is this the practice that the Democratic campaign ads are so upset about? I guess they could give Mr. Pagliuca credit for the tens of thousands of jobs Bain Capital "created or saved" as at Staples, Guitar Center (including jobs in Highland Park), and many other companies; while blaming Mr. Romney for the hundreds of jobs that were lost in Bain Capitals' turnaround strategy. I wonder if Democrats running for national office will refuse to accept money from the DNC and/or DCCC until they return the money from someone who, based on Democratic campaign ads, must be one of the world's most evil men working and leading one of the World's most evil companies.
"On this latest trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin, I heard a very disturbing tale from an 80-year-old businesswoman. For her safety, I will refer to her as Patriot Sue rather than using her real name. Patriot Sue's family business has been successful and highly respected since the '50s. But Patriot Sue wrote a local letter to the editor in defense of Gov. Walker's reforms, and all heck broke loose -- from false accusations in the media that she mistreats employees to threats against her and her family." Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/05/obamas_chicago_thug_way_invades_wisconsin.html#ixzz1vKQbA96n What sort of American threatens an 80-year old woman because of her political views? Answer, a thug. Why is it that Democrats have to use organized crime tactics to intimidate other Americans? Democrats used the Klu Klux Klan to intimidate black folks. Democrats used Jim Crow to intimidate black folks. George Wallace and Bull Connor were Democrats. The Democrat Party is the party of intimidation-not much different from organized crime really, except that gansters admit that they are involved in criminal activity, while Democrats won't admit that they use government as a cover for criminal activity. Among the many reasons I left Crook County and Illinois, one was fear for my personal safety. When I was resident of Crook County, I was asked if I was worried when I started my car in the morning.
I'm beginning to think your imagination is starting to get the best of you,or perhaps you need to get out of the sun. You should just go shelling early in the morning...
America is in really bad shape now-a 2nd term for President Obama would be a disaster similar to the take-over of Cuba by Castro or Chile by Allende. It should be obvious to any thoughtful person that the Democrat Party is the party of intimidation. The reason for that is that Democrats simply can't convince thinking Americans that their ideas are superior. In other words, in the "arena of ideas", Democrats have lost. The only thing left for Democrats to do is to try to intimidate people-Chicago "thug" tactics. Once again, "It's the economy stupid." Democrats made a mess out of the economy and need to be "fired". Conservatives are peacefully working to fire President Obama and Democrats. As you can see from what's going on in Chicago this weekend at the NATO meeting, the left is anything but peaceful-just more thug tactics.
Basically, the Republicans think Corporations can save us and the Democrats think the Middle Class is worth saving. Yes, there need to be spending cuts, but not just in entitlement areas and there should be tax increases for the wealthy, loophole closing and a fair tax code. I know I will never convince you of any sensible solutions when you're for secession, so I'm not even going to try....it's tiring. Good luck down there,I hope your new job works out and that you develop an open mind.
Sandra Sims, RB and others want to be able to post anything they want to without being challenged. Sorry Ms. Sims, that's not how this country is supposed to work. We had to listen to your incessant caterwauling for 8 years while President Bush was in office, now you get to see how it sounds. I realize that Crook County is a one party system were everybody is supposed fall in line, but Crook County is failed government. (Chicago was named the most corrupt city in America.) Conservatives took Wisconsin away from the Democrats in the last election-next is Illinois, including Crook County. You may like having crooks in charge of government, but there are many people who still live in Illinois who prefer honest government. I will continue to speak for those who believe in honest government. If you want to show your support "thug" government, stand up and say so. I certainly won't stop you from speaking-conservatives believe in debate. Only a thug would make a comment like Ms. Sims' comment. "Forward."
I can't help but wonder if you asked RB to "pipe down" too-no you didn't. Posting as many times as you want on Patch is acceptable to Ms. Sims as long as she agrees with you. But if Ms. Sim's disagrees with you, then your posts should be censored.
Hmmm, not only hysterical, but paranoid too. If you bothered to read my post, I went to one Patch article which I was interested in reading and noted the number of posts by RB. Are Sandra Sims and RB the same person? If so, how would I know that? From that information, how could you conclude that I bothered to look for your name? It would appear that the one who actually needs mental health treatment would be the person you see in the mirror every morning. You assume that I actually care about your opinions. I can assure you, based upon what you have posted above, I have no interest in your opinions madam. You will note that many of the discussion in my posts above are in response to RB. RB, like Sully, likes to continue discussion from other threads. The differrence between RB and Sully is that RB is a thoughtful person and a gentleman. The same can't be said for Sully. Again, what your actual objection is the content of my posts. Somehow just the mention of Governor Walker sends Democrats into a dizzy and the thought that Walker is going to win the recall election is a thought that Demcrats simply cannot comprehend. Sorry Ms. Sims, but Progressives are a tiny minority of Americans who like to scream their heads off and throw tantrums whenever someone disputes their worldview.
Hmmm. . . I understand how a group of people takes over parts of Chicago in a demonstration for some cause-we see video of that on the news, but I don't really understand how one can "take over" this blog. Government is spending millions of our tax dollars for security against those who want to take over the street to express their political opinion because a NATO meeting is being held here. How much has government spent to control Schulte on Patch? Schulte is simply engaging is political discussion-no one has to read Schulte's comments, nor does anyone have to respond. Schulte bothers no one, except those who object to his point of view out of fear that other people will read and agree with Schulte's viewpoint. I do find it curious that my viewpoint is considered "unusual". What most people who live in Crook County and in Illinois don't seem to understand is how "unusual" that Crook County and Illinois are. Crook County was recently named the most corrupt city in America. Illinois has just sent its last two governors to prison and is the only state in the nation which does not permit concealed carry. No, I think that Crook County and its citizens are the strange ones for tolerating corrupt gov't for more than 50 years.
If you don't speak out against Crook County's corrupt government, then you are complicit in the corruption. If you don't speak out against the Democrat Party's bigotry, then you are complicit in the bigotry. And if you don't speak out against the Democrat Party's "War on Women", then you are complict in the Democrat's use of women as pawns.