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Condi Rice has said repeatedly she supports the status quo on abortion and laws on the books except she’d end late-term abortion and federal funding of it.

Here, let me spell it out for you. In their exact worlds:

BUSH’S views on abortion:

MAN IN AUDIENCE: “Governor Bush, could you please tell us exactly how you stand on the abortion issue.”
GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: “Yes, I’m pro-life. I’m pro-life.” (Applause)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june00/gop_snapshot_2-11.html

President Bush Tells Pelosi: “I will veto any” pro-abortion legislation
“I will veto any legislation that weakens current Federal policies and laws on abortion, or that encourages the destruction of human life at any stage.” “Our Nation was founded on the belief that every human being has rights, dignity, and matchless value,” wrote Bush. “Every child should be welcomed into life and protected in law.”
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/may/07050401.html

Bush tells abortion foes, ‘We will prevail’ He spoke by telephone from Manhattan, Kansas, where he was to give a speech.
“This is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America’s deepest principle,” the president said. “And history tells us that with such a cause we will prevail.”
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/23/abortion.anniversary.ap/

Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, was wrong because it ‘’usurped the power of the legislatures,’’ Bush said. ‘’I felt like it was a case where the court took the place of what the legislatures should do in America”, said Bush
http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Bush_tells_addicts_he_can_identify+.shtml

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RICE’s views on abortion:

“Well, I’m against late term abortion, which I think is very cruel. [Otherwise], I would NOT want to see the current law changed”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65r_eKaeWl0

She described herself as “mildly pro-choice” With little prompting Rice continued, “Yeah, mildly pro-choice. That’s what that means. I think that there are a lot of things that we can unite around, and that’s where I would tend to be. When told of the belief that in order to be elected a Republican president, a contender must be firmly pro-life, Rice responded, “I’m not trying to be elected.”
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/mar/05031401.html

In an interview with editors and reporters in the office of the editor in chief at The Washington Times, she said she would not want the government “forcing its views” on abortion. “I believe that those who hold a strong moral view on the other side should not be forced to fund it.” Describing pro-lifers as “the other side” is one of the ways Miss Rice articulates her position as a “mildly pro-choice” Republican.
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1110650678.shtml

Only on some other planet would a person who admits to being pro-choice and supporting Roe v. Wade have the “exact same views” as someone who admits to being pro-life and is committed to overturning Roe v. Wade.

If you’re okay with electing someone with a “mildly pro-choice” outlook who will only end late-term abortions, then fine, but at least be honest and admit it. There’s no point in lying and claiming she has “the exact same views” as Bush when I can simply post the truth showing she has the opposite outlook regarding the status quo on abortion.

She and Bush agreed that partial-birth shouldn’t be legal, true. The fact they hold some common ground on that ONE aspect on abortion doesn’t mean they have “the exact same view” anymore than it means Kerry has “the exact same view on Iraq” because he voted to invade in 2003.

Oh, and please feel free to ping when you can post your “sources” showing Bush calls himself pro-choice and advocates “the exact same position” as Rice that the government shouldn’t stop abortions.