[11th Earl of Mar]

We can all agree with most everything in this article, except for the attack on Bush.

There is only so much that can be done at one time. Look how long it took for the PBA to get passed.

Even Kennedy and Hitlery are willing to take the incremental approach to socialized medicine.

Why aren't "conservatives" willing to do the same on abortion?

[rdb3]

Why aren't "conservatives" willing to do the same on abortion?

Good question. You can substitute a number of issues for abortion in your question and it would still be a good question.

Now, would you like an honest answer to it?

[Sgt_Schultze]

Conservatives aren't even willing to publicly question liberal positions on abortion, they aren't about to challenge them. How many times have you heard a liberal "leader" proclaim the belief that abortions be safe, legal and rare? Did you ever wonder why the necessity for rarity?

If the liberal position, that abortions do no harm to any living person, was believed by it's holder, why the need for rarity? If a fetus is simply a undifferentiated mass of cells, how is it different from a polyp, or cyst or tumor? In fact, with that frame of reference, an abortion is nothing more than an elective medical procedure. We don't wish for fewer, mole removals, fewer tooth extractions or even fewer face lifts.

The answer, of course, is that liberals know most folks believe that a fetus is a person, and if such a callous attitude as I describe above was uttered, the liberal extremity would be unmasked. But conservatives won't take to the fight, because it really isn't worth the battle, even incrementally.

[MrLeRoy]

There is only so much that can be done at one time.

Of course---but why did Bush go out of his way to dismiss the possibility of doing more than banning partial-birth abortion?

[2timothy3.16]

Look how long it took for the PBA to get passed.

Yes, and now it seems it will take almost that long for the President to sign it.

Dear Mr. President,

Please stop procrastinating and sign the ban.
Respectfully,
A frustrated and tired Pro-life Christian

[winker]

Innocent lives hang in the balance here on this issue. Bush is politicizing and waffeling on an issue that cannot be ignored any longer. The socialist proponets were more than eager to ram this down the throats of gulliable Americans and now we must rightfully do the right thing with no lost time. Bush is wrong again on this one and Farrah is Right!