I just got around to reading a rant about John Boehner that was sent to my inbox this morning: “Boehner Hardens Anti-Choice Agenda in Next Congress.” It’s from womensenews and it opens:

As pro-choice advocates look ahead to the start of the 112th Congress in January, the view is dominated by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio.
In addition to pushing for a complete ban on abortion coverage in the new health exchanges associated with health reform, the self-described champion of “Stupak on Steroids” would impose a tax on Americans with private insurance plans that include abortion coverage.

Wait. Wait. Wait. Didn’t Nancy Pelosi and the White House tell us to stop fretting because abortion wasn’t going to be included in the health-care legislation that passed in March? Didn’t self-described pro-life Democrats fold, giving cover to that contention. Then what’s so darn scary about John Boehner, women? Oh that he was telling the truth all along and now he might have the power to strip you of the fruits of pure manipulation?

This of course is not news. The Obamacare abortion lie has been up. Still continues to be fascinating to encounter though.

John Boehner and the House GOP have pledged, in their Pledge to America, that they will move to pass a permanent and universal ban on federal funding of abortion — a ban that abortion supporters have been known to pretend exists. Such passage will be a moral-conscience victory, a fiscal stewardship victory, and it will rob abortion advocates of an erroneous and persistent talking point.

I recently encouraged the president to join him. Can you imagine?