Burying the Abortion Lede

As utterly gobsmacked as I was by John McCain's "don't give me that 'woman's health' crap" moment (finger quotes, really?), I thought this quote was far more telling:

Let me talk to you about an important aspect of this issue. We have to change the culture of America. Those of us who are proudly pro-life understand that. And it's got to be courage and compassion that we show to a young woman who's facing this terribly difficult decision

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but if America were "proudly pro-life" (and I intend my actual quotes to indicate as much derision as McCain's finger quotes), then: what decision?

This is the profound hypocrisy of the pro-life movement: they praise the choice of, say, Bristol Palin, at the same time they insist that choice should be taken away. The depths they'll plumb...

Feeling less panicky every day...

When you see an ad like this:



You realize we've got something special. Barack Obama isn't talking about "choice." He comes right out and says the word "abortion." Why? The dude has a pair and isn't afraid to talk to us like we're adults.

I have NEVER seen a candidate like this in my life. Ever. Man, I'm glad he's playing for our team.