LAUREL BRENNAN

September 17, 2008 - 2:09pm

Democratic women target McCain on abortion, children's healthcare and equal pay

State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen): Politicker file photoState Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen): Politicker file photoDemocratic women legislators today upbraided presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over his opposition to recent legislation promoting equal pay for women, expansion children’s healthcare; and his stance against Roe vs. Wade.

McCain’s pick of a pro-life vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, simply concretized the Democrats’ dismay over the prospect of a McCain presidency.

The Statehouse press conference included Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen), Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), and Laurel Brennan, secretary treasurer of the New Jersey AFL-CIO.

"This is not the John McCain of 2000, he is no maverick," said Weinberg, a longtime supporter of Obama’s.

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