I'd take a Gerald Ford presidency any day. I'd even take another eight years of G.W. Bush instead of the embarrassing orange thing that we have now. And yes, I would prefer eight years of Pence too.
Mike Pence is the creationist and climate denying governor responsible for this Indiana law: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1337#digest-heading This law specifically includes "pill" abortions - common in the first few weeks of pregnancy - and therefore includes miscarriages in the first few weeks of pregnancy, which is a common time of miscarriage. Such miscarriages must then, by law, be retrieved from the toilet or menstrual flow absorption means into which they were emitted, and transported to an officially designated facility for interment or cremation. No exception is made for uncertainty of assessment - such as a heavy blood clot difficult to identify. He's a wacko. And no, nothing about that is extraordinary - that's Republican normal.
Only lunatics would support this kind of change. Was there a problem with people having too much health care?
Just wait. The current bill (AHCA) probably will not get thru congress. The really conservative congressmen want to make it even worse -- for the poor and elderly. Of course both versions will benefit the rich -- that goes without saying.
I find it very funny that all the people who wanted 'real change' are now seeing it - and are horrified. "What do you mean, I won't get as good healthcare coverage? I wanted change - not to lose my benefits!"
"Pissing in the soup" writ large. Or in another metaphor: You didn't like the barn, so you elected a jackass to kick it down. The last couple of times you guys did this, Reagan and W in particular, some decent and competent people managed to get a leash on the thing, and among them were carpenters who had something to work with in rebuilding - you got hurt, but other people kept the roof over your heads and the plumbing in working order. But every time you do this, you create the possibility that the decent and competent people can't handle your jackass - that this time, you're going to win it all. And then what?
