Posted on 05/10/2008 10:08:41 PM PDT by cdchik123
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., faces enormous pressure from social conservatives to ignore his repeated commitment to change the GOP's platform on abortion.
"If he were to change the party platform," to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk to the mother's life, "I think that would be political suicide," said Tony Perkins, the president of the conservative Family Research Council, to ABC News. "I think he would be aborting his own campaign because that is such a critical issue to so many Republican voters and the Republican brand is already in trouble."
A senior Republican close to McCain told ABC News that building a more inclusive GOP is a top priority for the Arizona senator.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
“If he were to change the party platform,” to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk to the mother’s life, “I think that would be...”
Actually pretty smart since that’s about where the nation is at mentally.
McCain truly goes against the Republican platform on so many issues that it’s not funny. Socialism is coming our way until socialism is here to stay!
Already in trouble?
McAmnesty throws rotten tomatoes at Republicans on an almost daily basis. Why is he worried about "trouble" now? Could it be that he is out of cash, and is trying to fool us into donating some to him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHrrkFJCqbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm457Tc-Fi0&watch_response
"... ummmmmmm... well... errrrr... I... that is... OBAMA!OBAMA!OBAMAOBAMAOBAMAOBAMAOBAMA!!!" < /Team Juan shill>
Considering the rate Liberals kill their offspring vs. the rate Conservatives kill their offspring, which is the best long-term strategy here, John?
Death by shredding, Partial-Birth Abortion cures Liberalism, at least for the infant...
I see you lost the argument again.
If the winning "argument" = "further liberalization of the Republican Party position on abortion"... then "losing" said argument is the actual, working definition of Possessing a Human Soul.
Why does it take almost every GOP nominee since ‘73 so long to figure out that the GOP wins when it’s socially and fiscally CONSERVATIVE??
Ford LOST
Reagan WON twice
Bush I WON once (& lost when he raised taxes & let Barbara bare her soul on abortion)
Dole LOST (the big tent guy)
Bush II WON twice (even though he waffled on the fiscal side).
The GOP platform is the ONLY thing in the party worth saving.
Yes, that sure the hell is leadership, isn’t it. We get pissed off at dems who change their minds because of the shifting political winds. We can’t be THAT hypocritical, can we?
Oh, I know you do! I was agreeing with YOU! ;)
I don't think that's necessarily true. I think that many pro-life voters would be willing to allow abortion in those situations if that's what it takes to have unrestricted abortion on demand re-criminalized. Outlawing abortion on demand with those exceptions would be a major step forward, and the exceptions could be dealt with later on.
Personally I would allow an exception for the life of the mother, but I can't accept legalizing the killing of an unborn baby who was conceived by rape or incest. The baby is totally innocent of any wrongdoing and doesn't deserve to be killed for the criminal act of his or her father.
Given the long waiting list for adoptive babies, there is no valid reason to kill any unborn baby except in those very rare cases where the mother's life is at serious risk if the baby is carried to term. If the mother doesn't want him or her for any or no reason after giving birth there are many couples who do.
There are many good reasons why I am very reluctant to vote for McCain. But if his position on abortion is to allow those three exceptions to the re-criminalizing of abortion, that alone wouldn't keep me from voting for him considering that both of his potential adversaries are committed proponents of totally unrestricted abortion on demand.
So much for you knowing how to read.
The entire article is propaganda, and I don't even care for McCain.
The key point being that the writer never quotes McCain himself, just idle speculation.
...and you fell for it.
Baaa. Baaaa.
You're a sheep. You just got herded.
From the hyperlink plainly visible in the sixth paragraph of the story itself:
"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told ABC News Saturday that he still wants to change the GOP's abortion platform to explicitly recognize exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother."
You're a sheep. You just got herded.
You're a liar. You just got busted.
At this moment there are three candidates soon to be two and McCain will be one of them.
Is this man "campaigning for Obama or Hillary" as well, I wonder?
Because they have traditionally run like scared bunny rabbits from the socialist Democrat "mainstream" newsrooms. This cowardice was somewhat understandable for most of these people (they couldn't ALL be as brave as Ronald Reagan) up until about the early '90s, but it has been 15 years since Rush and talk radio and the internet began their rise, and now that those entities dominate the selection and dissemination of the daily news and the liberal big-city newsrooms continue to fade and die, there is simply no excuse for Republican cowardice. None.
No, some of us believe these exceptions are reasonable and moral.
Sorry, the majority of the country is in favor of these exceptions as well.
Since when did abortion rights become the leading issue for the conservative movement? In an age where massive deficits are leading this country to financial ruin, and when our government is sanctioning massive intrusions, socialistic and otherwise, into the rights of America’s citizens, I think it is irresponsible to say that the one issue that is going to determine who we support is abortion rights.
That’s not a quote of McCain, that’s a paraphrase.
I said that they didn’t quote McCain.
Your original meaning and intent were both manifest and plain. Troll harder, next time.
That fellow has more teeth remaining than I do. (3)
OMG! ROFL
Now that is sad, really sad.
We agree.
Next time I’ll post the 5X7, you can see his tonsils :)
Genetically bad teeth... I had to have them removed.
Whether he flips,flops,or you don’t like his hair:
The options are Hussein or McCain.
However...
Quarreling about the Republican platform and abortion is pure politics, in my opinion. This is because the platform isn't law and can't stop abortions, even when Republicans controlled both the Oval Office and Congress; this is not to say that it hasn't helped to stop some federal abortion funding.
But given that I don't see an abortion amendment in the pipeline, McCain's pro-life stance evidenced by his web page is at least a step in the right direction from a constitutional perspective to help reduce abortions, in my opinion.
McCain's pro-life stance on abortionWhat am I overlooking?
As recently as April 2007, McCain told ABC News that he wants to keep the pro-life platform. But he has called for changing it to allow abortions in the very rare cases of rape or incest.
And from the 2000 election campaign:
Asked by CNSNews.com after a town meeting in this ocean-side community what the change would be, McCain responded, "I would be glad to have it changed to allow abortions in the case of rape, incest and the life of the mother." CNS News.com: "McCain Calls For Change in GOP Abortion Plank" By Jerry Miller, 27 January, 2000 Arizona Senator John McCain said on Wednesday that he would like to see a change in the Republican Party's abortion plank.
Shall we look at McCain's position in 1999?
In a telephone interview Friday, McCain called for the party to revert to its 1980 platform on abortion, which opposes abortion but recognizes differing views on the issue among Republicans. "I'm for going back to the platform as it was in 1980. I believe we are an inclusive party and we can be so without changing our principles," McCain said. McCain is the first GOP presidential candidate to say the party platform should be changed. [...] The 1980 platform calls for a constitutional amendment to protect fetuses but it also recognizes "differing views on this question among Americans in general and in our own party." Euthanasia.com: "McCain Urges GOP to Back Off on Pro-Life Platform" (Source:The Pro-Life Infonet) WASHINGTON -- March 1999 -- Republican presidential candidate and Arizona Sen. John McCain is calling on his party to alter its platform on abortion.
McCain is no defender of Life.
Baa, Baa, indeed.
Life ping
John McCain was elected by Republican voters and is backed by Republicans leaders. He is not a Democrat, and you are no Republican. Go back to DU.
Most of the anti-Republicans here probably do too, but they’ll use anything to try to tear down McCain.
You’re the liberal for wanting McCain to lose and allow Obama to become dictator.
Well the National Republican party has no support from me after the way they’ve treated conservatives in the party for the last decade and a half.
Until the party rids itself of RINO turds they will lose and deservedly so.
I have a tough moral dilemma with forcing a 12 or 14 year-old child rape/incest victim to (a) spend 9 months of her life carrying the child of her victimizer; (b) suffering through the pains of a natal delivery which she did not choose and doesn't want (and which her parents don't want her to suffer either.
Frankly I can't see any moral upside in making a child or even an adult continue to endure the pain and trauma of rape to serve "the long waiting list" of adoptive parents.
McCrazy has been lying for many years on many topics, and this should be no surprise.
We’re seeing right now that his claims to have “heard the American people” on comprehensive immigration reform was a typical McCrazy whopper, because he’s out there RIGHT NOW talking up comprehensive immigration reform all over again.
At least his parrots won't have to keep running around trumpeting that big-lie anymore. Juan McLiberal is just running true to form. I expect him to keep moving even farther left as he keeps jettisoning conservatives and their long held and unmovable anchored social values.
Who knows, he might just go ahead and jump ship yet to his long time and fabled home (in his heart anyway) of the socially liberal Democrat party after he is sworn in. After all he will feel right at home in the democratically controlled and dominated Congress.
Your argument could very well be not only mine as well but for many other conseravtives as well. Thanx.
More inclusive GOP. How very consistent. All God’s children, eh?
If this were true why did they pick as the head of the GOP Platform Committee for the Convention a solidly Pro Life Congressman?
Bada ping! I read the article and thought, "what's with that headline?"... then I noted the article was from ABC/BS and realized it was just another propaganda piece. Should'a known!
The option should be given to those individuals who have been raped, incest or other confirmed illegal sex. Why should any illegal act be excused in this case just so you feel better. Maybe one of your siblings or other relatives be attacked against their will. You will still hold out for; no problem. Everything is easy when it isn’t you.
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