The leftists in Washington know two things. First, Obama is losing women voters. Second, there’s no way they can allow the right to discuss Obama’s first term.
So, why not manufacture a Republican attack on women’s health. That would solve both problems. The media is more than willing to help the party they pretty much all support, so having been handed the water, they carry it with a smile.
Rep. Darrell Issa is doing his best to fight this smear attack on Republicans. In Roll Call, he writes:
As Democrats asked, “Where are the women?” 20 feet from them, Dr. Allison Garrett from Oklahoma Christian University and Dr. Laura Champion from Calvin College would explain their belief that this was an issue of religious freedom, not contraception.
“This debate is not about whether women have the right to obtain these drugs,” Garrett said. “Rather, this debate is about whether those who believe that contraceptives or abortifacients violate their religious convictions must pay for them. There is a vast difference between the right to make a purchase for oneself and requiring someone else to pay for it.”
According to Champion’s testimony, the issue is not about contraception because “contraception is not controversial at our school.”
The core issue we explored at the hearing was the federal government’s efforts to compel religious institutions to use their own money to pay for services that directly violate their religious teachings.
It’s a compelling premise, and one based on facts. But aye, there’s the rub. Liberals don’t deal in facts. They deal in theatrics, hyperbole and emotion. They understand that in the sound byte culture we live in, these are more effective tools to winning the narrative than telling the truth.