And, also, that the Great Hopenchange will, ya know?, go for some actual change on the left:
A group of Catholics has addressed an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, professing an eagerness to cooperate with his administration while pleading that he reconsider his support for the (FOCA).
The open letter, initiated by Henry C. Karlson III, has been signed by several prominent Catholic bloggers and commentators, including the Catholic apologist Mark Shea.
Praising Obama’s call to end harmful forms of partisanship, the writers of the letter said they too wanted to encourage people to “work together for the common good,” saying “It may change the hearts of many, and it might alter the path of our nation, shifting to a road leading to a better America.”
Citing Obama’s call for unity and his professed willingness to engage in dialogue with others, the letter turned to the issue of abortion.
“As men and women who oppose abortion and embrace a pro-life ethic, we want to commend your willingness to engage us in dialogue, and we ask that you live up to your promise, and engage us on this issue.”
The open letter cited Obama’s agreement to limit late term abortion with exceptions for the health of the mother, and his stated desire to work to reduce the actual number of abortions by alleviating those social issues which make women feel they have to abort.
“There is much we can do together,” the letter said. “There is much that we can do to help women who find themselves in difficult situations so they will not see abortion as their only option. There is much which we can do to help eliminate those unwanted pregnancies which lead to abortion.”
The letter then turned to Obama’s January 22, 2008 pledge to pass the Freedom of Choice Act as president. This commitment to FOCA, the letter suggested, “might well undermine your engagement of pro-life Americans on the question of abortion. It might hamper any effort on your part to work with us to limit late-term abortions.”
Nothing is more certain on the left than a slavish devotion to abortion on demand. A radical change would be to drop abortion on demand and go with reasonable, human restrictions on abortion – waiting periods, full disclosure, proper medical protocols, parental consent and no abortions in the third trimester. Such common-sense regulations of abortion would put US abortion law in line with other nations which permit abortion. Right now, we’re the savage beasts of the abortion world. Its time for a change – time for life to be considered important and worthwhile, all the time and every where.
This is, of course, only the thinnest of all hopes – more than likely, the Obama Administration will usher in a horrific increase in the number of abortions in the United States and around the world as the pro-abortion fanatics leverage their access to the Obama Administration into a flood of US government aid for abortion. I really do wonder where comes this concept that abortion is worthwhile – it is the most perverted of all ideas to think that an elective abortion is a proper response to any pregnancy. It is a negation of love, family and even sex to use abortion to end a pregnancy. I just can’t fathom support for it – but there it stands, supported by so many millions of dupes led by a few hate filled fanatics.
The truth will win, in the end, and there will come a time when people look back on this age and stand amazed at the horrors we perpetrated. Here’s to the hope that at some point, Obama will hearken back to the birth of his lovely daughters and remember that when someone tries to tell him that abortion is ok…
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