TPM Cafe reports Rudy has flip-flopped on public funding of abortion

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http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/mar/01/rudy_flip_flops_on_public_funding_of_abortion#comment

Rudy Flip-Flops On Public Funding Of Abortion

By Eric Kleefeld

Here's another flip-flop on abortion from Rudy Giuliani, who's steadily moving to the right on the issue to appeal to the social conservatives who drive GOP primaries. This time Rudy's has shifted on the issue of public funding for abortion.

Check out what a top Rudy Giuliani adviser just said to the National Review about Rudy's stance on the issue:

On the issue of abortion, Simon focused on Giuliani’s recent comments on judges. When pressed — what is a pro-lifer like Simon doing flacking for an abortion-rights advocate? — and asked if he had any assurance that Giuliani wouldn’t support taxpayer-funded abortion as president, Simon told National Review Online, "I have an assurance that he is in favor of the Hyde amendment" (which forbids such taxpayer subsidies).

But here's how The New York Times described Rudy's position on the issue on June 18, 1993 (via Nexis):

Leaflets distributed by the Giuliani campaign at the morning program said that he opposes restrictions to Federal Medicaid financing for abortions and opposes the Hyde Amendment, which is intended to deny support for that financing.

[Burma Jones]

1. If Rudy supported Medicaid financing for abortions

I assure you it was with eugenics in mind.

[flpoljunkie]

2. Then that would make him a scum bucket and a double hypocrite.

[Burma Jones]

3. Some would call that "Presidential"

[flpoljunkie]

5. LOL!

[Czolgosz]

4. Just wait, Guiliani will flip flop more than McCain and Romney combined before it's all over