Obama couldn’t even drag himself to vote to protect babies born alive after botched abortions – contrast his cynical cowardice with Sarah Palin’s bold statement for life:
In this same spirit, as defenders of the culture of life, John McCain and I believe in the goodness and potential of every innocent life. I believe the truest measure of any society is how it treats those who are least able to defend and speak for themselves. And who is more vulnerable, or more innocent, than a child?
When I learned that my son Trig would have special needs, I had to prepare my heart for the challenges to come. At first I was scared, and Todd and I had to ask for strength and understanding. But I can tell you a few things I’ve learned already.
Yes, every innocent life matters. Everyone belongs in the circle of protection. Every child has something to contribute to the world, if we give them that chance. There are the world’s standards of perfection … and then there are God’s, and these are the final measure. Every child is beautiful before God, and dear to Him for their own sake.
As for our beautiful baby boy, for Todd and me, he is only more precious because he is vulnerable. In some ways, I think we stand to learn more from him than he does from us. When we hold Trig and care for him, we don’t feel scared anymore. We feel blessed.
It’s hard to think of many issues that could possibly be more important than who is protected in law and who isn’t – who is granted life and who is denied it. So when our opponent, Senator Obama, speaks about questions of life, I listen very carefully.
I listened when he defended his unconditional support for unlimited abortions. He said that a woman shouldn’t have to be – quote – “punished with a baby.” He said that right here in Johnstown –“punished with a baby” – and it’s about time we called him on it. The more I hear from Senator Obama, the more I understand why he is so vague and evasive on the subject. Americans need to see his record for what it is. It’s not negative or mean-spirited to talk to about his record. Whatever party you belong to, there are facts you need to know.
Senator Obama has voted against bills to end partial-birth abortion. In the Illinois Senate, a bipartisan majority passed legislation against that practice. Senator Obama opposed that bill. He voted against it in committee, and voted “present” on the Senate floor. In that legislature, “present” is how you vote when you’re against something, but don’t want to be held to account.
As I’ve said before, even if we lose on November 4th, we win. We’ve got Sarah Palin and coming up fast behind her is Bobby Jindal…and, additionally, even a defeated John McCain will be in the Senate to carry on the fight for life. You people on the left don’t realize your peril or how badly you’ve screwed up…and all you ever had to do to get it right was to come to the common sense and utterly human understanding that life is good, and worthy of our best protections. But, of course, I don’t think we’re going to lose – is a coward like Obama going to defeat a hero like John McCain? Is the culture of death really going to triumph over the Culture of Life? I don’t think so; I pray for McCain, for Palin and for Life – and, indeed, I pray for Barack Obama, that he will soon see how badly wrong he’s been and how easily he can repair the damage…life trumps all, even – believe it or not – the level of taxation and whether or not Iraq was a good idea.
Life and hope will always win – even if they suffer a temporary setback.
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