A Time to Choose?
Permalink +Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 9:03 am // Ham Hayes
Obama's campaign may have reached its zenith. The emerging story about his position on partial and live-birth abortion could be the unraveling of his reach for history. A problem he has is that the issue is not about logic or economics or energy sustainability or war. It is about the values people hold for themselves and the values they perceive in others.While Americans are split on abortion in general, polls have shown strong opposition across the ideological spectrum to late term and especially partial abortions (and most likely live abortions as well).
Obama will be challenged for having an apparently inconsistent set of personal (and public policy) values. Are his positions incongruous? Can he convince the public of the high purpose of these abortion practices while arguing high moral purpose on other issues? This is a key question that independent voters who will determine the outcome of the election will be asking. Meanwhile perhaps this is a question we should all be asking ourselves as well.
For full disclosure: I am deeply saddened by and opposed to these practices. I think they seriously diminish our spirit and humanity.
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Jill Brown // Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 2:00 pm
I would agree with you, especially if McCain runs with this issue. If he picks a pro-life VP it would help him with his base as well.
I don’t know if people actually grasp what a partial birth abortion is. If people actually saw what one was like they would be horrified.
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