I hate abortion. Frankly, however, it doesn’t affect my life. If we take it off the table as a political issue you fracture the democrat party. Then, it’s then possible to focus on the issues that matter; National Security, Taxes, Economic Policy, etc. Things that affect the lives of all Americans.
Today in 2008 we face the biggest threat to our "way of life" that we ever have. IslamicFascists want to take over. They are doing it in Europe, and we will be next. We can not be PC about this issue.
On the day that abortion becomes illegal I want to be able to Thank God, and not praise alah.
Letting the dems in the White House will bring that day closer, so in this election I do have other priorities, and I know in my heart that Rudy, or any of the GOP candidates will be better on all of the issues you list, but to me our National Security must be #1, because if we fail at that, everything else will cease to be an issue.
And as I stated, killing over one million future taxpayers each year has serious long-term consequences on the economy and taxes.