Election Thoughts…

Chelsea2008 Election, Right to Life1 Comment

A Hillary, Obama or McCain Presidency is not a win for anyone, but it would have been more of a loss if dedicated pro-lifers had set aside their principles in order to avoid either one. I was impressed with the resilience of the pro-life voters who, after being ridiculed and criticized over the past year for their unfair and irrational standards, still stuck their necks out, giving the socially conservative Mike Huckabee impressive wins in the south. Maybe I’m more optimistic, or I have a more positive impression of Mike Huckabee and what he represents, than some, but I think an important statement was made by social conservatives. That yes, life issues are still vitally important to us, and that they must be seriously considered and dealt with. It’s not a sweeping change, which is badly needed, but on the issues of greatest importance, it’s a start.

What I see happening as a result, however is that now, in the absence of Mitt Romney especially, Mike and his socially conservative supporters are either simply ignored, or looked upon with a certain amount of disdain for standing in the way of this last standing “true conservative” and savior of the “conservative movement”.

Maybe we are too principled; maybe we don’t play the political game properly, but for us this is an issue that transcends partisan politics and is vital to the future of our country. Some are thankful that the Republican Party has not yet fully turned its back on its belief in the sanctity of innocent human life. But once the life of the IVF human embryo has been looked over, we have taken the first step in doing so. Even so, a harder line needs to be taken than is generally addressed in pro-life politics if we are to seriously do something about seeing our country once again stand for its founding principles. And those committed to doing so should not be taken for granted.

Both reason and bitter history should tell conservatives that sawing off the natural law leg of its stool makes the whole thing collapse. Without principles rooted in reality upon which to deliberate about the size of government proper to human beings, economic conservatism evaporates and foreign-policy conservatism turns hubristic.

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Unfortunately now the rest of Huckabee’s candidacy is likely to be looked on as a joke more than anything else. But if he presses on for another week he can’t be seen as being left in the race solely for the benefit of John McCain, a claim I always took exception to, as if that means anything anymore. The GOP will reluctantly be forced to accept McCain as the nominee. And Mitt will go down as the fallen hero.

As for me, I’m done writing politics for a while. There have been many other stories that I have wanted to get to in the last week, but I’ve been torturing myself with politics instead.

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