Thread by @kurteichenwald

1. I know this is going to result in my getting the "Oh, you support Biden" because anytime people hear facts they don't like, they attack the messenger.

Biden's "reversal" on Hyde Amendment is not so much of a reversal, although it is a sign that he was not yet accepting....

2...how bad access had become in certain states. What was said on June 5 was that there were many organizations (like Planned Parenthood) that were providing abortion services for free, but because of actions of some states to limit access, he was open to repeal...

3...where he went, within two days, was saying essentially "OK, because of the actions of states to limit access, I am in SUPPORT of repeal." Now, the difference here is pretty small - it is NOT a reversal. It was an acceptance that the scrimmage line where he would be willing...

4...to support repeal had been reached. Yah, he should have recognized that on Tuesday - when he said "I am open to abandoning because of state actions" to instead of Friday "I WILL abandon because of state actions" is not...

5...a "reversal." This difference between what he did and what is being said he did is not small. "If I am diagnosed with cancer, I will have chemo....I now accept that I have been diagnosed with cancer, so I will have chemo." Criticize him for failing to accept the magnitude...

6...of what red states are doing, but dont make it out like he was some flag waving supporter of the Hyde Amendment who suddenly abandoned it.

Also, one last big thing: I am SICK of people who act like people changing their positions is a bad thing. The only two presidents I....

7...know of who never let facts and evolving events change their positions were BW Bush (from 2001-2006) and Trump (forever.)

STOP acting like evolving is a bad thing. Thats what we should want in all of our politicians.