The public doesn't like a public official to cave on his principles, and Bart Stupak is now a shining example of how the public will hear none of it. If your Pro Life then be Pro Life. The public has had its fill of the gamesmanship in DC.
The Hill is reporting:
Rep. Bart Stupak to retire after last-second deal on healthcareThe Hill
Rep. Bart Stupak is expected to announce his retirement Friday, weeks after his critical role in healthcare's passage.
Stupak, the centrist Michigan Democrat who crafted a last-second deal on abortion that allowed President Barack Obama's healthcare bill to pass the house and become law, will say during a press conference this morning that he won't pursue reelection this fall.
Stupak has been wrestling with whether to retire for weeks, and the brutal healthcare fight certainly played a role in his decision.
Stupak told The Hill that fighting the healthcare bill had been "a living hell" a little more than a week before the bill was approved by the House.
Telephone lines to his office were jammed, and he and his wife received nasty calls at home.
“All the phones are unplugged at our house — tired of the obscene calls and threats. She won’t watch TV,” Stupak said during the interview. “People saying they’re going to spit on you and all this. That’s just not fun.”
Things didn't get easier for Stupak after he reached a deal with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats that allowed his group of anti-abortion rights centrist Democrats to vote for the healthcare bill.
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