Blatant Lie by Bean

Hotly contested race in the Illinois 8th, next door. Freshman Democrat Bean is being challenged by David McSweeney, a principled conservative in this traditionally Republican district.

In case you missed them, McSweeney ads here and here.

Melissa Bean has been caught in a blatant lie, and has refused to retract it.

Perhaps we should call this malicious, Ms. Bean.

Latest McSweeney ad on his site.


RCP Polling here. Laura Bush in next week.

UPDATE: Bean calls McSweeney an extremist. Liberals like to toss that ad hominem attack language around. If you missed it, here is Dennis Byrne illuminating Bean's stance on the Child Interstate Abortion Act, "The real extremist? You be the judge":

But come to the hot-button issue of abortion, which she raised and ... wow. She voted against the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which prohibits taking a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. It protects children from exploitation by boyfriends and others who would pressure girls into having an abortion. It protects the right of parents to guide, protect and safeguard their children. It supports the time-honored concept, which left-wing extremists would unravel, of family cohesion and support.

Yes, yes, I know the tiresome response: You can't legislate love or good parenting. You can't bring back Ozzie and Harriet. You can't leave the decision in the hands of an abusive parent. You can't criminalize doctors who perform abortions.

Except: Doctors who treat your children without your knowledge or consent deserve to be treated like criminals. Even so, the legislation provides exceptions and judicial bypass for abused children. That's because we must prevent abusive parents from using this law against the best interests of their child. But most children's best interests are served when their parents are loving, informed and involved. What are such parents to do when their pregnant girl is further victimized by getting pressured to travel elsewhere in secret for an abortion she may not want? By male predators hoping that they can eliminate obvious evidence of their crimes? Who does Melissa Bean think is protecting them? Maybe that's why she doesn't mention abortion on her Web site.

You can't get more "extreme" than this. There is no political position to the left of it. Polls typically show that 70 or so percent of Americans surveyed support some form of parental notification.

Byrne goes on to spotlight the rest of her LIBERAL VOTING RECORD.