Everybody knew what they were talking about

So NPR informed me this morning that Bart Stupak is leading 11 other Democrats in the House to oppose passing the Senate's health care reform bill over their opposition to abortion. I had to bite my tongue and not yell at the radio about that - as well as NPR's ridiculous portrayal of the GOP's ability to derail reconciliation - because I was driving the orchestra class carpool to school.

But...what the F? OK, Stupak and his 11 lemmings are schmucks, hiding behind the abortion argument as their way to avoid voting for health care reform and get on the good side of their conservative districts. They're cowards. What's new?

So what's NPR's excuse? Don't they have the sense to say, what's objectionable about the Senate bill? Can't anyone call the bluff of complete bullshit artists? Just like with everything else, they just report the sound-bitten arguments of the politically motivated, and fail to fill anything in with, you know, context, facts, information, serious enlightenment.

Bart Stupak cannot vote for HCR because of his moral highground over abortion? Where does the reform bill provide for financing of abortion? How does the Senate bill or President Obama's policy in any way change the current U.S. policy? Anyone? Anyone?

Could those intrepid NPR reporters explain what this is all about?

It's about abortion. It's about principles.

Well, that sure clears it up.

Morons.