If Obama called for endorsing motherhood, the Republicans in the House would oppose it. ~ New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on ABC’s “This Week” via Newsbusters, September 4 [Photo via Thingamababy]

An extended “Obama’s pro-abortion base ‘livid,’” makes a good intro to this piece: But increasingly, noisy factions on the party’s most liberal flank – among them gay rights proponents, pro-choice activists and immigration reformers who Obama courted last year – are incensed that their causes have taken a backseat to the White House’s all-out push […]