Topic: Decline of the West
Well, the Obama Administration’s "accommodation" (as the Prez chose to call it in a rather adolescent attempt to avoid using the word "compromise") of the Catholic Church’s objections to the Obamacare contraception mandate has fallen flat on its face. After a cautious initial reaction from the US Catholic bishops and a chorus of positive spin from the usual suspects, it turns out that a difference that makes no difference is no difference.
Noting that the so-called accommodation retains the mandate of insurance coverage of sterilization and contraception, including some abortifacients (morning-after abortion drugs), the US Conference of Catholic Bishops turned the Administration’s proposal down flat. "The only complete solution to this religious liberty problem is for HHS to rescind the mandate of these objectionable services," the bishops said. (See this story in the National Catholic Register for more details.)
Barry’s in trouble on this one because he and his people have lost control of the message. It’s not about women’s rights now (a ludicrous claim in any case considering the low cost and easy availability of contraceptives)—it’s about religious liberty. But of course, Obama and his supporters are the last people on the planet you’d expect to grasp the power of that message.
