Consider it a sign

Furious foetishists have been foaming like rabid hamsters in heat over the Obama administration’s nomination of Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Health and Human Services Secretary. The pro-choice Sebelius is such a good nominee for the position that even Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, a fetus fetishizer of the highest order himself, endorsed her (of course, he wants her old job, but that’s beside the point).

Since the nomination was announced last month, anti-choicers have been in outraged and feverish “Stop Sebelius!” campaign overdrive, hoping that onside Republican Senators would submit to their will and block the nomination. How’s that working out?:

Anti-abortion activists and other conservatives are not happy with Republican senators for not taking a tough line against Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kathleen Sebelius.

Sebelius, the Democratic governor of Kansas, made her Capitol Hill debut last week at two confirmation hearings. Anti-abortion groups have been campaigning against her nomination to the Cabinet based on her record in favor of abortion rights. […]

But when presented with a chance to attack President Obama’s nominee last week, Republican senators passed. During her appearances before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Finance committees, Sebelius did not field a single question about abortion or her unpaid taxes.

Conservative groups that oppose Sebelius’s confirmation are displeased with their erstwhile allies in the Senate – and say they will make their voices heard while lawmakers are in their home states for the current two-week recess.

“I think it’s appalling,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, a fundraising operation for candidates who oppose abortion. “I think this is why Republicans are in the minority.”

Oh, Marge. Silly Marge. Stupid-as-a-bag-of-braindead-hammers Marge. Batshit-freaking-insane Marge. The GOP spent 8 years engaged in all manner of idiotic dumbfuckery at the behest of crotch-obsessed religious right whackjobs — that’s why they got their asses handed to them in November.

I’d take this as a sign that they’ve finally figured that out.

Conservatives also howled when Sebelius disclosed she had paid more than $7,000 in back taxes while being vetted for the post. But when presented with a chance to attack President Obama’s nominee last week, Republican senators passed. During her appearances before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and Finance committees, Sebelius did not field a single question about abortion or her unpaid taxes.