Charlie Pierce Gets It

Pierce notes that when you look at those who wish to criminalize abortion (and birth control), "There Is No Common Ground On Abortion."

They want to punish women for their own sexuality.  They want to remove their autonomy, and they (Catholic Church excepted) don't give a damn about children once they are born into poverty.

These people who are afraid by women, and the power that women possess, and want to minimize it, and there can be no compromise.

The idea of  "Common Ground" is that it provides a way for Democrats to weasel out of this.

Guess what, the only people who feel inspired to vote for members of the weasel family are other weasels, like skunks.

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