In case you needed more proof that Giuliani is not with us on life issues and will not be if he is elected president; when asked about abortion he recently told the Des Moines Register, “Our party has to get beyond issues like that.” You hear that? It sounds like he’s really getting sick of being asked about this topic. … Read More
Giuliani Presided Over Declining Abortion Numbers
Deroy Murdock has a critique of former mayor, Rudy Giuliani’s abortion position. Apparently during his time as mayor of New York City decreased by a little over 16%, which was slightly more than the national average of the same time period. Murdock suggests that this occurred because, while Giuliani has claimed to support a woman’s right to choose, even suggesting … Read More
Obama and Infanticide
He’s charming, attractive, articulate, and he supports the murder of newborn children. Terence P. Jeffrey on Barack Obama and his refusal to vote for an Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act (h/t: Jill Stanek): “Number one,” said Obama, explaining his reluctance to protect born infants, “whenever we define a pre-viable fetus as a person that is protected by the Equal … Read More
At the Risk of Repeating Myself
With the Republican nomination still up for grabs, I can’t let this go. I found this at another conservative blogger‘s website: As the perceived threat of terrorism recedes, the question of social values has come to the fore in Rudy’s campaign. Rudy tackled those issues head on in his speech to the Value’s Voters Summit in October, and I won’t … Read More
Action, Prayer and Fasting for Super Tuesday
With this New Year comes many early Primary presidential votes, leading up to the big “Super Tuesday.” I find great comfort in the fact that Mr. Giuliani’s campaign seems to be fizzling already. But perhaps we should participate in this, just in case… From today – December 28, until February 5 – the staff and associates of The Society for … Read More
Evaluating U.S. Presidential Candidates
Defend Life has stacked up the 2008 Presidential candidates against the US Catholic Bishop’s Faithful Citizenship document. They were evaluated on 30 different issues, eight of which were the issues involving potentially “intrinsically evil” positions and 22 which were other important issues. Those issues under “intrinsically evil” include: Protect all unborn (no exceptions; unborn protected under the Constitution), Oppose Euthanasia, … Read More
ESC Research and the Presidential Candidates
One of the best things I think President Bush has done during his presidency (notice I said “one of”) was to take a stand and twice veto a bill to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Of course it doesn’t exactly excuse the fact that he was the first president to actually provide federal funding for ESC research, … Read More
Who’s The Most Conservative Candidate?
Via Stop the ACLU: Forbes Magazine rated the 2008 Presidential hopefuls on five policy issues, each on a scale of 1-10 (ten being the most conservative), making the highest score 50. Not surprisingly all of the Democrat candidates had scores of 10 and under, with Dennis Kucinich winning the prize for most liberal (2.8) followed closely by John Edwards (3.6). … Read More
I Really Love Sam Brownback
He’s introduced yet another pro-life bill in the Senate: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Sam Brownback, the Kansas senator and Republican presidential candidate, has introduced a new bill that would require abortion practitioners to perform an ultrasound and allow women contemplating an abortion to see the pictures of their unborn child. The hope is that it will persuade many women to … Read More
Preserving America’s Freedom
For me, no cause more important than the right of every human being to have life. It is a universal human right which is endowed to us by our creator and ensured by our constitution, yet has been taken away in our country by a handful of Supreme Court justices and a successful campaign of rhetoric that parallels the rationalization … Read More