Vox Day writes:
Sure, the Democrats are the "party of abortion," as faithful neocons frequently remind us. That would make the Republicans the "party of doing nothing about abortion," despite big promises. Abortion is a non-issue in this election, just like in 2004. Neither "party" is interested in fundamental change regarding abortion. Both "parties" use the issue to stir up their followers. Eight years - almost a decade - of allegedly pro-life Bush and his allegedly snazzy court appointments (Harriet Miers notwithstanding) and what result? The Partial Birth Abortion Ban is upheld by the Supreme Court. Is this significant progress or a sop to placate the base? You decide - I had hoped for better.Except for the unexpected Paul irruption, this entire campaign [2008] has been a charade on both sides of the aisle. As I predicted literally years ago, the whole point of nominating a Giuliani or a Romney is to permit the GOP to take a dive for Hillary. If you still believe there are two different political parties in the United States of America, you have been paying attention to the style of their pre-election promises rather than the substance of their post-election actions.
Even with Brownback in the race abortion was
a non-issue, since he had less of a chance than Ron Paul from the
beginning. With Brownback out, Ron Paul is the only candidate truly interested
in ending abortion (or interested in doing something about it), with the only policy ideas that will substantially
decrease the number of abortions in this country. Further, he is the only
candidate that can beat Hillary, because he is the only candidate not like
her. Brownback was a noble candidate to support, but now that he is gone,
Ron Paul is the only logical option for a dedicated pro-lifer. All else is empty
rhetoric.
JMM
UPDATE: Brownback considers selling out, endorsing Rudy
Doing so would demonstrate considerable political naivety, disappointingly prove the death of the Republican Party as an independent entity, and remove any future credibility.
UPDATE: Brownback considers selling out, endorsing Rudy
Doing so would demonstrate considerable political naivety, disappointingly prove the death of the Republican Party as an independent entity, and remove any future credibility.
“We’ve done some internal polling to see where [Brownback supporters] are going to make sure they’re not flocking to someone we’re not going to endorse,” said the [Brownback] source.
I think they mean Ron Paul here.
Posted by: Casey Khan | October 25, 2007 at 09:28 AM