An e-mail re Stupak:

On Stupak, he was like watching an overmatched pitcher in a baseball game hold off a much more formidable opponent only to surrender the game-winning home run in the ninth inning. He simply ran out of gas and backbone. So very sad to see this late in the game. He obviously couldn’t stand up to the pressure. Too bad we had to watch all nine innings thinking he (and other pro-life Democrats) would pull out a victory. Our hopes are now dashed on this battle. But my hope is now focused on November and a victory to rival the ‘94 turnover of the Congress. The damage will be done by then, but hopefully we can muster enough momentum after November to turn back some of this epic debacle.