From the blog No Hidden Magenta..."Outrage: ‘Pro-Life’ Old Guard Attempts to Strangle the Pro-Life Democrat Movement in its Crib."

EJ Dionne says, "Obama is betting that they can. His speech at a fundraiser for Boxer in Los Angeles on Monday offered a template for a new Happy Warrior in the tradition of Al Smith. After a year in which he repeatedly and almost apologetically insisted that he was -- really, really -- trying as … Continue reading Can Democrats finally put the Republicans on the defensive?

Nick Kristof thinks so: "...as president, Mr. Obama and his aides have caved, leaving Sudan gloating at American weakness."

Michael Foust: "The law is, these pro-lifers say, the next logical step in the abortion legal battles following a decade-long struggle over partial-birth abortion bans that resulted in a landmark Supreme Court victory in 2007. The law could be the most significant piece of pro-life legislation by a state legislature in years."

Here is some of the TV analysis on the Nebraska abortion laws with commentary from both supporters and opponents...

KOCO: "The Oklahoma Senate passed five pieces of legislation Monday. One of the bills would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound...Another bill would prohibit state insurance exchanges from covering abortions."

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Marc Thiessen on Nebraska's new law to protect more unborn children: "As this debate unfolds, science will continue to advance, allowing us to see -- and save -- babies at earlier and earlier periods of gestation. And the consensus will continue to grow that pre-born babies are indeed human beings, deserving of our love, our … Continue reading Bringing humanity back to the abortion debate

E.J. Dionne:  "The Tea Party is nothing new. It represents a relatively small minority of Americans on the right end of politics, and it will not determine the outcome of the 2010 elections.  In fact, both major parties stand to lose if they accept the laughable notion that this media-created protest movement is the voice … Continue reading The Tea Party: Populism of the privileged