20081030.ProLifeChoice

So Pro-Lifers. What's the deal huh? You now have an election in which abortion isn't the main issue. What are you gonna do? You're suddenly free to vote for whomever you like. Are you going to branch out or just continue with tradition?

Okay, so let's back up. Why is this election not really about abortion like every election before it? How did the number one issue affecting Christian voters get back-burnered? Just a little thing really. It's called John McCain's beliefs.

Certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Here's the thing. Every time in the past when I've pointed out that the long string of pro-life presidents has done nothing to curtail abortion, the reply has been: Well a pro-life president can put a pro-life justice on the supreme court and if we get enough judges, they'll overturn Roveywaid.

Now nevermind for a minute that it's pretty doubtful that a 5-of-9 pro-life Supreme Court would even take the case, in our present election the placement of a pro-life justice isn't a likely scenario. Why? Because McCain doesn't think that Roe v. Wade should be turned around. In fact, philosophically, he's not far off from Obama. Neither of them want to overturn 1973 and both of them dream of a day when it doesn't even matter that abortion is an option because society just won't feel any need to use that option.

So then. If abortion won't be affected by a vote either way, we have the first election in ages in which single-issue (pro-life) voters may actually have to think and consider what they're voting for. And tomorrow, I'll talk about what I think the most important issue of this election is. The savvy of you may actually be able to guess this one.