Broadsheet

Romney vows to protect, I mean overturn, Roe

In 1994, Mitt Romney declared that -- speaking for himself and his mother, who lost a relative to an illegal abortion -- "we can believe as we want, but we will not force our beliefs on others on [the] matter [of abortion]. You will not see me wavering on that." But if you look closely, you might see his nose growing. (Much like McCain's.) As Ruth Marcus points out in the Washington Post, Romney, once explicitly pro-choice, now says "he opposes abortion except in cases of rape and incest or to save the life of the mother, and supports overturning Roe." More disturbing than his change of heart itself, of course, is its obvious empty expediency, though at this point, sadly, it's not surprising. Additional damning video here.

Posted in: Politics

Britain to ban sexist ads?
That's what the media implies, but sexism isn't dead just yet.
What do we want? Firepits!
A Texas real estate developer actually thinks to ask women what they want in a mall.
Your daily Palin
She's still dominating the lady news, so we're still writing about her.
DNA testing your fiancé?
Coverage of a new study blames a single gene for marital discord. The researchers disagree.

Recent Posts

What do we want? Firepits!
A Texas real estate developer actually thinks to ask women what they want in a mall.
Your daily Palin
She's still dominating the lady news, so we're still writing about her.
DNA testing your fiancé?
Coverage of a new study blames a single gene for marital discord. The researchers disagree.

Full Archive

RSS Feed

Posts by date

September 2008
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930

Tips or Comments?

E-mail us at broadsheet@salon.com.