Bad news of the day

From the Associated Press:

Unable to override a promised veto, Democrats have backed down on their insistence that the 2008 foreign aid budget reverse President Bush's ban on providing aid to family planning groups abroad that offer abortions.

Sigh. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), says, "This dogmatic adherence to an illogical position diminishes our influence around the world and prevents us from working effectively to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancies and reduce abortions." But of course, that's not really what Bush cares about. And he certainly doesn't care about women dying worldwide because of his policy.