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Democrats Weigh De-emphasizing Abortion as an Issue

Just more good quotes from one Howard Dean to demonstrate how extreme some on the blogosphere are on the subject matter at hand ....

Howard Dean, campaigning two weeks ago in Orlando, Fla., to succeed Terry McAuliffe as Democratic national chairman, drew nods of approval from Democratic state party leaders when he urged the party to embrace Democrats who oppose abortion.

"We ought not turn our back on pro-life people, even though the vast majority of people in this party are pro-choice," Dr. Dean said. "I don't have any objection to someone who is pro-life, if they really dedicated to the welfare of children."

"If somebody is willing to stick with us who is pro-life, that means they are the right kind of pro-life person," said Dr. Dean, the former governor of Vermont. "What I don't want to do is to have a national message that makes it impossible for you to be a conservative, or to be a progressive who can't win."

These are retread quotes from Dean's Orlando appearance, but it still is worth asking ..... this is the same event where he scolded Dems for seeking to be more like Republicans, right? Now, if the above quotes don't out that as the biggest straw man of his creation, then I don't know what is. Granted, his supporters have always taken him to mean something different than what Dean himself means, so I guess it shouldn't surprise me. Still, I look forward to seeing the digestion of these quotes among Kos and Atrios.