February 11, 2011 09:10 PM UTC

DeGette Finds Voice as GOP Presses Abortion Restrictions

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• by: Colorado Pols

A very good appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews this week from Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver, who is possibly more prominent than she ever has been in opposition to the new Republican majority’s push for hard-line abortion restrictions right after taking office:

And batting cleanup in this story from FOX News:

With Republicans pushing three separate bills proposing additional abortion-funding restrictions, Democrats also flocked to the podiums and the studios this week to decry the GOP agenda as one that has very little to do with jobs.

“Frankly, we would have thought that the Republican majority would join with us to talk about how we could create good jobs for Americans,” Rep. Diana Degette, D-Colo., said Wednesday.

Republicans say this line of attack is preposterous…

What do you think, folks? Is it “preposterous?” Or should the voters have expected the new GOP majority they elected in Congress to lead off with abortion and the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?” We do recall focusing on the economy was a promise made to voters last fall, but even then, as Ken Buck can tell you, these issues found their way into the debate regardless.

Of course, it’s easier when you volunteer unbidden how far out there you are, like Buck did proudly declaring he was against all abortions, including in cases of rape and incest, or when you jump at the chance to be an “original co-sponsor” of a new abortion restriction bill, like Cory Gardner did. You can’t blame others when your own actions create the “distraction.”