Tipping her hand

This merits a "did I actually say that out loud?" moment by Nancy Pelosi:



Let's be honest - for a change - abortion policy is more about reducing government cost by eliminating as many children of the poor and needy as possible than it is about "choice." That's why moms get a choice to kill their babies but dads don't get a choice to sign off of their paternal obligations. It is of more than accidental significance that while one policy is "pro-choice" and the other is "anti-choice," both policies result in fewer babies that need to be supported by governmental policies.

Similarly, I've heard people express support for abortion on the grounds that it reduces the criminal and dependent population. File that idea under the heading of "too many of you, just enough of me."

So, what Pelosi said is clearly the subtext of abortion policy, but if any Republican had said it, it would immediately generate charges of racism.