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Excerpted from “Late Clash on Abortion Shows Conservatives’ Sway” By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, The New York Times, Published: April 8, 2011
[SIZE="+2"]T[/SIZE]he emergence of abortion as the last and most contentious of the issues holding up a budget deal highlighted the enduring influence of social conservatives within the Republican Party even at a time when the Tea Party movement’s focus on fiscal austerity is getting most of the attention. …
The most radical social conservative elements, really terrorists amongst us, have tried to bring America to its knees. They failed but they were far too close to succeeding.