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2012-02-16T15:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a shot of today's hearing on birth control and "religious freedom." Notice anything strange? How odd that a panel on birth control would feature only men. The absurdity didn't go unnoticed by House Democrats, who walked out of the hearing in protest. At a later news conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asked, "Where are the women?" Questioning why Republicans would purposely exclude women from a panel on women's health, she added, "I may at some point be moved to explain biology to my colleagues."

President Obama's insistence that insurance companies offer birth control free of charge as preventative medicine has really sent Republicans off the deep end. Frankly, many in the GOP are making fools of themselves on the subject -- how else to explain the recent statement by Foster Friess, billionaire backer of Rick Santorum, that in his day, "gals" put aspirin between their knees "and it wasn't that costly."

Given that large majorities -- including large majorities of Catholics -- support the president's plan, it's hard to see how Republicans think that this is a winning issue, especially in this day and age. Thank goodness at least one party has its feet planted firmly in the 21^st century.

Santa Clara County Democratic Party

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