Republicans Ask Themselves, "How Mean Can We Be and Still Claim to be Pro-life?"


	Republicans Ask Themselves, "How Mean Can We Be and Still Claim to be Pro-life?"

dmegivern

10-17-2007 4:17 PM

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republicans, social, irresponsiblity, children, health, insurance

dmegivern says:

I have voted twice for Chuck Grassley when I was a 20 something. I still like him for the most part. He has integrity--not something every politician can say.

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