Thursday, July 10, 2008

Birth Control Frightens John McCain

It isn't the size of the BC pills that gets to McCain but the politics surrounding them. As anyone knows who has bought them recently, the price has skyrocketed in the last few years and that isn't random at all. The conservative culture surrounding the Bush Administration has helped to allow for the pills to escape the coverage of health insurance policies while they do reimburse for Viagra. That got McCain supporter (and potential VP choice) Carly Fiorina upset this week so that got one reporter thinking and asked McCain about the situation and his vote against forcing companies to cover it. The answer....or lack there of, is stunning and should be a loud, clear message to women across the country.

From Time:

Q: Earlier this week Carly Fiorina was meeting with a bunch of reporters and talked about it being unfair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. And -

McCain: I certainly do not want to discuss that issue. (uneasy laughter)

Q: But apparently you’ve voted against (McCain laughter continues)

McCain: I don’t know what I voted -

Q: Voted against coverage of birth control, forcing health insurance companies to cover birth control in the past. Is that still your position?

McCain: I’ll look at my voting record on it, but I have, uh, (5 second pause) , I don’t recall the vote right now. But I’ll be glad to look at it and get back to you as to why, I don’t -

Q: I guess her statement was that it was unfair that health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?

McCain: (after 8 second pause) I don’t know enough about it to give you an informed answer because I don’t recall the vote, I’ve cast thousands of votes in the Senate. I will respond to - it’s a, it’s a (nervous)


John McCain doesn't want to discuss the issue because he knows this position was a cave-in to the religious right. He never knows what he voted for when the truth pokes holes in his "maverick" facade and usually he'll tell an outright lie to cover it, but this time he just stumbled....badly.