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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 10:46 AM
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12. Um....he did it because he had to. If he hadn't been leaned on, he probably would have
stayed right in the Pro-life camp. His "change" was motivated by consequences in the ballot box.

He knew he couldn't even play at running for President as a prolife candidate on a Democratic ticket. This was a case of his changing his stance to suit the national platform.

But that's what politicians do.

They aren't gods, and people who follow them with stars in their eyes, like some people do with DK, will eventually be disappointed.
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