[fennecfoxen]

And Democratic partisans will attack regulation when Republicans are making it, and many Republicans are perfectly glad to use the power of the state regulatory agencies to stymie abortion clinics in any way they can get away with. Everyone and their dog makes an exception for whatever's expedient; bottom story of the day, honestly.

If you want something _notable_, get me a politician standing up for principles which may be against their immediate self-interest (e.g. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo, on recent IRS shenanigans).