
War on Women, 2014 Edition
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'The disastrous Obamacare rollout has Democrats on the defensive, and looking for any excuse to change the subject. They will almost certainly look to reengage one of their favorite diversions: the “war on women.”
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As an example, Ellmers noted that a single, 32-year-old male would not have much use for maternity coverage, yet would be required to purchase a policy that includes it under Obamacare. “To the best of your knowledge has a man ever delivered a baby?” she asked Sebelius, who conceded that she didn’t “think so.”
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Women, of course, will be wooed at every turn. Expect Senate majority leader Harry Reid to hold another vote on the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, which would make it easier for people to sue their employers for gender discrimination and eliminate caps on punitive-damage claims in class-action discrimination lawsuits. Democrats have a penchant for giving friendly names to bills they know Republicans will oppose, and then attacking GOP lawmakers for “opposing equal pay for women,” or “supporting workplace discrimination.” And if Republicans point out, as Ellmers did, that Obamacare unfairly forces people — young men in particular — to buy insurance plans they don’t want or need at a higher cost, they will inevitably be attacked for waging a war on women’s health care. ...
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Democrats have certainly had some success propagating the “war on women” theme and putting Republicans on the defensive. Their ability to do so may be undermined by the ongoing disaster that is Obamacare. But that won’t stop them from trying.'
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