Bush needs to say something like this: "The portrayal by the Democrats of any moral opposition to abortion, or of efforts to regulate abortion by law, as "extremism" are an insult to the millions of Americans of all faiths and no faith who find abortion a morally troubling issue. Up until Roe v. Wade, most states restricted abortion in some manner or other, and these laws were not manifestations of extremism, but of the mainstream reverence for nascent human life that is the hallmark of a civilized society. Of course, in a democracy, opinions will vary even on the most profound moral issues, and people will at different times and places respond to those issues according to their best judgment. And these judgments are best expressed by the people's elected representatives, not dictated once and for all by judicial fiat. In our system of government, the Supreme Court was never intended as the final arbiter of all moral issues, but only of those matters explicitly addressed by the Constitution."
Nice. I just don't understand how the Dem party can literally run on that one item, every single cycle. If you took abortion away from the debate, they'd have no constituents!