The President’s 7 hour info-mercial was a failed attempt to breath life in a healthcare bill that derserves the death sentence. Bad policy is one thing, but bad character takes the problem to a whole new level. In short, the President lied. 

During the White House Summit on Health Care,  the President denied the fact that abortion is part of the plan. In responding to a claim by Minority Leader John Boehner that the health care legislation will fund abortion, President Obama dismissed it as talking points and “untrue.” House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi alsojoined the cover up by inaccurately responding that the health bills do not fund abortion.

My friend, Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, tells the truth about the proposed taxpayer funding of abortion under Obamacare:

“The fact is, the President’s proposal to amend the Senate bill leaves several abortion provisions in place: in Section 1303 it allows tax credit subsides for plans that include abortion and leaves the abortion charge for these plans in place. It maintains the proposal to create a statewide plan that includes abortion in Sec. 1334. But it’s worse: it would actually increase the Senate bill funding from $7 billion to $11 billion for community health centers in Sec. 10503 without any abortion funding restrictions.”

When our elected officials lack Christian character, the whole legislative process becomes a sham. The Bible is clear about the type of person who should lead:

“But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes” (Exodus 18:21).

Our responsibility as Christian citizens is to make sure we do all we can to elect people who are capable and honest and who walk in the fear of the Lord. We failed. Let’s not make the same mistake next time around.

Remember a few weeks ago when President Obama’s speech to Congress on health care reform was interrupted  by an emotional outburst from Joe Wilson, a congressman from South Carolina. It seemed Joe was fed up with what he was hearing. The President of the United States was blatantly speaking “non-truths” before both the House and Senate and the entire nation. While many accused his actions of being rude, no one can argue now that he was absolutely right.

Yesterday the Senate Financial Services Committee rejected Senator Orrin Hatch’s amendment to keep abortion out of Senator Max Baucus’s “America’s Health Future Act of 2009.” The Committee also rejected Senator Hatch’s amendment to codify current conscience protections in the Baucus health bill. The Baucus legislation explicitly includes elective abortion and would subsidize health plans that cover all elective abortions. It would also undermine current conscience protections by not protecting health plans from being forced to cover elective abortions.

So in spite of all the rhetoric, government funded abortion is firmly entrenched in this health care plan as it stands now. It is obvious that the current majority could care less about your religious freedoms and the fact that millions of Americans find the government use of taxes to murder babies an abomination. This is exactly what I have been warning in my blog. Socialism will eventually trample both the consciences and the religious liberties of Americans. We must fight this legislation until victory is secured.