For starters, the embryonic stem-cell issue is moot, in my opinion. Secondly, how has Thompson hedged on life? He's pro-life, he will appoint pro-life judges to the bench, supports Roe getting overturned, and supports the right of states to choose. That's not hedging. That's Federalism. And fewer abortions will be performed that way than only shooting for an amendment, because that will never happen anytime soon.
I'm familiar with incrementalism, but that's hardly an excuse to divert one's eyes from the ultimate prize. Thompson is taking the Steven A. Douglas approach to both Human Life and Marriage.
Anyone who fails to see that action must be nationwide and conclusive once the federalism bubble is burst, whether by any states or courts, regarding either the primary Principle of our republic or in the primary building block of our society, is lacking.
Fred Thomson would apparently not lift a finger to protect Life or Marriage, if a state decided otherwise. It's post-1865. We should be over that poor, poor federalism excuse.