“Bart Stupak” on The Daily Caller

I linked to a blog post by the frequently reliable Sunlight Foundation last week about earmark requests made by Rep. Bart Stupak and other pro-life health-care holdouts. Turns out, it contained a few errors: (more)

It was deeply disappointing to read Congressman Bart Stupak’s op-ed, “Why I wrote the ‘Stupak Amendment’ and voted for health-care reform,” which appeared in the Washington Post on March 27. It was disappointing because it contained an attack on the integrity of pro-life organizations, like mine, that fought to keep abortion out of health care reform, and because it mischaracterized the bill and the executive order that President Obama signed. (more)

Following an initially fractured response to the passage of President Obama’s health bill, the GOP is moving its message away from trying to repealing the bill and toward focusing on the law’s impact on businesses and jobs. (more)

Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. This week, the authors’ reflect on events of the past few days. (more)

Extremism occurs among the political left and the political right. But to listen to some media, you would think that the violent-prone are all conservatives. (more)

The Sunlight Foundation comes through with a dagger of a story: (more)

WASHINGTON — The office of Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) received an enveloped today filled with a “suspicious white powder” as well as a letter that “could be interpreted as threatening,” according to the FBI. (more)

When Dan Benishek ‘s campaign caught fire this week, after Rep. Bart Stupak, the pro-life Michigan Democrat voted for the health-care bill after adamantly opposing it on the grounds that it would provide federal funding for abortions, Benishek’s only presence on the web was a Facebook page with 700 fans. Shortly thereafter, he created a crude web page. Then the media coverage started. (more)

The Tea Party Express added Rep. Bart Stupak, the Democrat who has become the target for opponents of the health-care bill for his last-minute yes vote that enabled the bill’s passage, to its “Just Vote Them Out” tour. (more)

Washington — President Obama plans to sign an executive order Wednesday reaffirming long-standing restrictions on federal funding of the procedure, but won’t hold an event like the signing ceremony a day earlier. (more)

Women love a hero. We love a strong man we can admire and praise. We pro-life women thought Rep. Bart Stupak was our man, but oh were we so wrong. It turns out Bart Stupak is “just not that into us.” Unfortunately, it was a very public betrayal. He dumped us for the president and a meaningless piece of paper, but more importantly he turned his back on unborn children. (more)

Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat whose support for President Obama’s health bill ensured it was passed into law Sunday, on Tuesday accused the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and pro-life groups of “hypocrisy” for condemning the executive order that sealed the deal. (more)

Initially, he seemed to be an American Hans Brinker, who willingly put his finger in the Washington dyke. (more)

A whip-smart and dry humored former boss of mine employed a great line when referring to an individual who thought highly of themselves. “Oh yeah. He’s real smart.” (Beat) “Just ask him.” One can’t help but wonder if this quip might prove a fitting summation of President Obama’s bulldozing approach to the health care bill that passed Congress late Sunday night. (more)

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Pro-life representative Bart Stupak made quite a show of deciding whether or not to support the health-care bill. However, those who saw him speak in Cheboygan, Mich., last year could be excused for saying, “I told you so.” (more)

Dr. Dan Benishek was flipping the channels between the Michigan State basketball game and Fox News last night when the phone calls started coming through. (more)

Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) acknowledged in a statement Monday he was the Member who shouted “baby killer” on the floor Sunday night while [intlink id="660907" type="post"]Rep. Bart Stupak [/intlink](D-Mich.) addressed the chamber. (more)

Christians are miffed at Stupak and understandably suspicious of the strange deal he struck with Obama. From the Christian Post story: (more)

(CNN) — Someone shouted “baby killer” Sunday as an anti-abortion Democratic congressman was speaking on the House floor shortly after the chamber passed a sweeping health care reform bill with his help. (more)