[Free Beacon] What does the Democratic Party stand for in 2017? The bottom lines of insurance companies? The unfettered operation of our intelligence services? Neo-McCarthyism? Let’s ask the governor of Virginia:Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is promising to veto legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying such a "socially divisive" proposal hurts the state’s image....
McAuliffe, a Democrat, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wants to send a clear message to the Republican-controlled General Assembly not to "waste time" trying to be part of that effort.
The General Assembly’s 2017 legislative session starts next week and McAuliffe does not typically comment on proposed legislation until after it passes both chambers. But the governor said he needed to make clear to companies looking to invest in Virginia that the legislation had no hope of passage.
"I can’t sit back and have that sitting out the same time I am traveling the globe recruiting businesses to Virginia," McAuliffe said, adding that he is going on an important recruiting trip this weekend. "If there’s something that would be damaging toward business, and to our image around the country and the globe, I’ll veto it, you bet I will."
McAuliffe has a special genius for doing the wrong thing for the worst possible reason. Your average abortion enthusiast will employ the language of rights and make gestures in the direction of human dignity, which they deny to infants, of course. But Terry doesn’t care about rights. He cares about money.