Kathleen Sebelius | 04/14/2009 9:50 am
Sebelius Underreported Abortion Doctor's Donations

Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s pick to head Health and Human Services, will no doubt face more questions over her political involvement with pro-choice politics.
Though she’s personally against abortions, Sebelius, who’s currently the Governor of Kansas, has publicly opposed some anti-abortion legislation, legislation which has right-wingers insisting she’s not the right person to head the nation’s health department. Well, those calls grow a bit louder today, after it was revealed that Sebelius misrepresented the amount of money she received from Dr. George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the nation to offer late-term abortions.
Sebelius’ original disclosure forms claimed Tiller gave her only $12,450 between 1994 and 2001 but records indicate that Tiller gave Sebelius at least $22,000 between 2000 and 2001. Sebelius’ nomination has not yet cleared the Senate and her team is now insisting she made a simple mistake on her budget forms, according to the Associated Press’ Erica Werner.
That may be true, but her opponents are trying their hardest to derail the governor’s nomination. Troy Newsman, who heads the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, insisted: "Sebelius’ continued unwillingness to tell the truth about her relationship with Tiller, in spite of the evidence, shows that from an ethical standpoint alone, she is not fit to serve … She simply cannot be trusted."























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DeB, I want to share this powerful piece from today’s NYTimes by Judith Warner with you. I hope that everybody reads it. We all tend to simplfy situations; the answers are never as simple as we wish….
http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/george-tiller/?8ty&emc=ty
Yes, starry, I mentioned that on the other thread about anti-choice (whatever they meant). I assume you mean Tony Perkins’ name = the Bates guy in "Psycho" = should change his name = or he’ll be assumed and maybe is "crazy". And watch out for shower curtains.
Oh whats a couple of zeros………How come these people cannot seem to add correctly! Do they make so much money that they do not even know who much comes from whom?
"Simple mistake"..ya right
SJ — "Simple Mistake" — I can remember when our bookkeeper (since retired) made a $35.00 error one year in paying the company taxes. You would not believe the letters and the hounding we took from the IRS! It was absolutely ridiculous! And, now, because she’s being considered for a position with this administration, this was a "simple mistake".
Possily this is an incidious disease spreading throughout the Democratic party - sorta like the plague!
Seperation of church and state. There is a reason.