Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council recently had this to say about the so far ho-hum response from Republicans to Gov. Sebelius’ nomination as sec’y of HHS:
The biggest example of this divide between conservatives and the GOP may be found in President Obama’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). With the exception so far of Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the nomination of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kans.)–arguably the most pro-abortion governor in the nation — has been met by the Republican leadership with a collective yawn. Here is a woman who aligns herself against 80% of the country in suggesting that the government knows better than parents in children’s health decisions, and yet the GOP can’t muster the will to fight her nomination. As governor, she hosted a private reception for a notorious partial-birth abortionist, vetoed bills that would have made abortion clinics cleaner for women, and blocked court reforms that would have helped to prevent third-term abortions. Like President Obama, she even opposed protection for infants who are born alive during an abortion.
If Republicans won’t take a stand now, when will they? Once Sebelius is confirmed, she will control the largest government agency in America with more power and resources to advance a radical social agenda that will drive a deeper wedge between parents and their children. Grassroots conservatives understand what’s at stake here. Why doesn’t the Republican leadership?
The Republicans did make an impressive stand against the massive amount of Gov’t spending in the stimulus bill (where has that gumption been the last 8 years?), but this will likely be their first big pro-life test since the Obama election**. And if this response to Sebelius’ nomination from the normally exceptionally pro-life KS Republican Sen. Brownback and his pro-life colleague from the same state Sen. Roberts is any indication, their conduct in this matter could be less impressive (not to mention the fact that we probably have far less social conservative Republicans in Congress than fiscal ones.)
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**Though, Sen. Mel Martinez and other pro-life Senators did try to get an amendment to reinstate the Mexico City Policy.