The Economic Stimulus: Nancy Pelosi's "Birth Control" Bailout

[me]

Can you believe this crap?   

The "economic stimulus" plan being pushed by House speaker Nancy Pelosi contains "hundreds of millions of dollars" for family planning services. When asked about this part of the bill, Pelosi insisted that "family planning services reduce cost" and "we have to deal with the consequences of the downturn in our economy."

Say what?

Family planning services reduce cost?

We can fix our economy by reducing the number of babies being born?

Talk about a "eugenics" agenda.....

And of course the majority of the "family planning" funding will go to poor areas, because we can't have poor people making babies, now can we?

Pelosi should be ashamed of her remarks, but of course she is not.

The following exchange between Pelosi and George Stephanopoulos came on Sunday morning during ABC's THIS WEEK:

STEPHANOPOULOS: Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand family planning services. How is that stimulus?

PELOSI: Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those - one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.

STEPHANOPOULOS: So no apologies for that?

PELOSI: No apologies. No. We have to deal with the consequences of the downturn in our economy.

http://themoralcollapseofamerica.blogspot.com/2009/01/economic-stimulus-nancy-pelosis-birth.html

[kimmi]

Well I don't know.  I makes some sense to me in a way.  When people are not working, they get bored.  When they get bored, they find things to occupy their time.  Sex is one of those things.  When we had our Blizzard of 2001 and people were shut up in their homes for 5 days, they had some sex.  There was an article in the N&O 9 months later about all the births that coincided with the snow.  That was just 5 days away from work.  People that are laid off indefinitely, that is a long time!!! 

[Sandy Eggo]

Not only that, but education and birth control resources are  vital to reducing unwanted pregnancy.

Has the potential to reduce the number of parents and unwanted children that our tax dollars support in one way or the other.

Either support it now or support them later.

[me]

Not only that, but education and birth control resources are  vital to reducing unwanted pregnancy.

Has the potential to reduce the number of parents and unwanted children that our tax dollars support in one way or the other.

Either support it now or support them later.

Thats all well and good but when does it end. This is supposed to be a stimulus package to create jobs not give hand outs. 

[Sandy Eggo]

Based on your expectations, I'm surprised Bush pleased you so easily.

[me]

Well, I will have to admit I approve of something Obama has done...He made the dems take this out of the stimulus package.....

[Sandy Eggo]

It doesn't matter, I suspect that overall, he could walk on water and he still wouldn't meet the approval you gave Bush.

[me]

It doesn't matter, I suspect that overall, he could walk on water and he still wouldn't meet the approval you gave Bush.

And you will continue to blame Bush for everything wrong even if you're smacked up side the head with facts.

[Exterminator]

And you will continue to blame Bush for everything wrong even if you're smacked up side the head with facts.

Let us know when those 'facts' materialize.

[Sandy Eggo]

As if hating everything Obama does is justified by your love of Bush.

[me]

As if hating everything Obama does is justified by your love of Bush.

Why do you always have to bring Bush into the conversation?  You seem to be obsessed or something and obsessions are not a healthy thing. 

[kimmi]

Neither are unwanted babies!!

[me]

Neither are unwanted babies!!

That doesn't change the fact that this don't belong in the stimulus package.

[Exterminator]

Neither do unwanted babies.   

[Sandy Eggo]

Why do you always have to bring Bush into the conversation?  You seem to be obsessed or something and obsessions are not a healthy thing. 

It has nothing to do with obession and everything to do with the amount of latitude you'd give the dunce and not our new leader who hasn't officially been in his office for a week. You seem ready to pounce on and critisize every move he makes. Why is that?

Perhaps planned parenthood could have prevented the past 8 years.