The Washington Post is reporting this morning about a “contentious battle” emerging between Catholic groups and the Obama administration over a multitude of issues ranging from Obamacare, abortion, contraception, to even human trafficking. What brought the fracas tumbling out into the street was apparently a decision by the Department of Health and Human Services three […]

UPDATE 5/3, 11:46a: I forgot to mention that Kmiec wanted his resignation effective on the date of the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, but the State Dept. rejected that request and bumped up his last day by 2-1/2 months to May 31. 5/2, 7:36p: This is so rich. Again we see what goes around […]

by National Review that he’s not going to get bought off: Stupak tells us that he’s disappointed that Democratic leaders have offered him legislative favors in exchange for supporting Obamacare. “This shouldn’t be a bill where you use hush money,” says Stupak… On abortion, Stupak says that the language of the health-care bill must be […]

For his phenomenal work convincing just enough Catholic voters that pro-abortion, pro-infanticide, pro-human embryo experimentation Barack Obama was actually pro-life, Catholic law professor Doug Kmiec was awarded an ambassadorship to the country of Malta, a group of Mediterranean islands off the southern coast of Italy. Kmiec labored hard to earn that plum appointment, going so […]

Last week I attended the “discussion” between Profs. Robert George and Doug Kmiec on the lengthy topic, “The Obama Administration and the Sanctity of Human Life: Is there a common ground on Life issues? What is the right response by ‘pro-life’ citizens?” held at the National Press Club in DC. Kmiec is a Catholic pro-lifer […]

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UPDATE, 5/29, 5:30a: The Catholic University of America states the video can be viewed on its site, but the link isn’t working for me at the moment. _______________ UPDATE, 5/28, 6p: Professor Michael New (who got me in to this gig!) wants to say a few words about the debate: Jill is being very brave […]

Thanks to Professors Michael New and Robert George, I received clearance last week to attend a debate tomorrow from 5p to 6:30p EST at the National Press Club in DC between George and Catholic Obama apologist Doug Kmiec. I flew in yesterday. Entitled, “The Obama Administration and the Sanctity of Human Life: Is There a […]