McCain Abortion Flip Flop?

ABC News ^ | May 9, 2008 | Teddy Davis

[cdchik123]

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., faces enormous pressure from social conservatives to ignore his repeated commitment to change the GOP's platform on abortion.

"If he were to change the party platform," to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk to the mother's life, "I think that would be political suicide," said Tony Perkins, the president of the conservative Family Research Council, to ABC News. "I think he would be aborting his own campaign because that is such a critical issue to so many Republican voters and the Republican brand is already in trouble."

A senior Republican close to McCain told ABC News that building a more inclusive GOP is a top priority for the Arizona senator.

[cdchik123]

*head on desk*

[Grunthor]

“If he were to change the party platform,” to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk to the mother’s life, “I think that would be...”

Actually pretty smart since that’s about where the nation is at mentally.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

McCain truly goes against the Republican platform on so many issues that it’s not funny. Socialism is coming our way until socialism is here to stay!

[Prole]

"I think he would be aborting his own campaign because that is such a critical issue to so many Republican voters and the Republican brand is already in trouble."

Already in trouble?

McAmnesty throws rotten tomatoes at Republicans on an almost daily basis. Why is he worried about "trouble" now? Could it be that he is out of cash, and is trying to fool us into donating some to him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHrrkFJCqbM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm457Tc-Fi0&watch_response

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

his repeated commitment to change the GOP's platform on abortion.

"... ummmmmmm... well... errrrr... I... that is... OBAMA!OBAMA!OBAMAOBAMAOBAMAOBAMAOBAMA!!!" < /Team Juan shill>

[1035rep]

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Considering the rate Liberals kill their offspring vs. the rate Conservatives kill their offspring, which is the best long-term strategy here, John?

Death by shredding, Partial-Birth Abortion cures Liberalism, at least for the infant...

[SoConPubbie]

I see you lost the argument again.

[SoConPubbie]

So much for the McCainiacs saying he is solidly Pro-Life.

Apparently John McCain believes a little bit of murder is OK, just so long as he can by some votes with it!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

I see you lost the argument again.

If the winning "argument" = "further liberalization of the Republican Party position on abortion"... then "losing" said argument is the actual, working definition of Possessing a Human Soul.

[Mach9]

Why does it take almost every GOP nominee since ‘73 so long to figure out that the GOP wins when it’s socially and fiscally CONSERVATIVE??

Ford LOST
Reagan WON twice
Bush I WON once (& lost when he raised taxes & let Barbara bare her soul on abortion)
Dole LOST (the big tent guy)
Bush II WON twice (even though he waffled on the fiscal side).

The GOP platform is the ONLY thing in the party worth saving.

[SoConPubbie]

If the winning "argument" = "further liberalization of the Republican Party position on abortion"... then "losing" said argument is the actual, working definition of Possessing a Human Soul.

My post was not to you and I totally agree with you.

My post, in general, goes out to all those so-called conservatives willing to throw their principles overboard because John McCain is not as bad as the alternative.

My post goes out to all those conservatives who stick their head in the sand and refuse to see that as John McCain has promised by his refusal to drop "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" (A.K.A. Amnesty) he is signaling that he will grant amnesty to 20-40 million+ Criminal Illegal Aliens who will vote 65%+ for Democrats as the Legal Hispanic population of the US has always voted EVEN AFTER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT REAGAN GRANTED them AMNESTY.

Furthermore, the resultant imbalance of Democrat Voters from this Amnesty dumped into the American Electorate will overturn the razor-thin majorities which Republicans have used to win elections during the last several election cycles.

In addition, this will be the last knife in the back that many conservatives will take from the GOP. The result of which will be millions of conservatives will leave the GOP or just check out of the process.

This will guarantee GOP Minority status for decades to come.

Gridlock is what we should be working towards.

With John McCain, and his left-wing positions on many issues and his desire to please his Democrat Friends, he will be pushing many issues that are anathema to conservatives and Republican congressman will only be too willing to go along with what he is pushing much as what has happened with GWB.

However, if a Democrat is elected POTUS, the GOP will somehow find their spine and remember who they represent and that they are the party of Reagan and will fight everything that the Democrats try to pass.

Gridlock is the Key!

[Secret Agent Man]

Yes, that sure the hell is leadership, isn’t it. We get pissed off at dems who change their minds because of the shifting political winds. We can’t be THAT hypocritical, can we?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

I totally agree with you.

Oh, I know you do! I was agreeing with YOU! ;)

[epow]

"If he were to change the party platform," to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk to the mother's life, "I think that would be political suicide,"

I don't think that's necessarily true. I think that many pro-life voters would be willing to allow abortion in those situations if that's what it takes to have unrestricted abortion on demand re-criminalized. Outlawing abortion on demand with those exceptions would be a major step forward, and the exceptions could be dealt with later on.

Personally I would allow an exception for the life of the mother, but I can't accept legalizing the killing of an unborn baby who was conceived by rape or incest. The baby is totally innocent of any wrongdoing and doesn't deserve to be killed for the criminal act of his or her father.

Given the long waiting list for adoptive babies, there is no valid reason to kill any unborn baby except in those very rare cases where the mother's life is at serious risk if the baby is carried to term. If the mother doesn't want him or her for any or no reason after giving birth there are many couples who do.

There are many good reasons why I am very reluctant to vote for McCain. But if his position on abortion is to allow those three exceptions to the re-criminalizing of abortion, that alone wouldn't keep me from voting for him considering that both of his potential adversaries are committed proponents of totally unrestricted abortion on demand.

[Southack]

"So much for the McCainiacs saying he is solidly Pro-Life. "

So much for you knowing how to read.

The entire article is propaganda, and I don't even care for McCain.

The key point being that the writer never quotes McCain himself, just idle speculation.

...and you fell for it.

Baaa. Baaaa.

You're a sheep. You just got herded.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

the writer never quotes McCain himself

From the hyperlink plainly visible in the sixth paragraph of the story itself:

"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told ABC News Saturday that he still wants to change the GOP's abortion platform to explicitly recognize exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother."

You're a sheep. You just got herded.

You're a liar. You just got busted.

[Irish Eyes]

Give it a rest folks. Just start campaigning for Obama or Hillary. The carping about McCain is really getting old.

At this moment there are three candidates soon to be two and McCain will be one of them.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Give it a rest folks. Just start campaigning for Obama or Hillary.

Is this man "campaigning for Obama or Hillary" as well, I wonder?

[Lancey Howard]

Why does it take almost every GOP nominee since ‘73 so long to figure out that the GOP wins when it’s socially and fiscally CONSERVATIVE??

Because they have traditionally run like scared bunny rabbits from the socialist Democrat "mainstream" newsrooms. This cowardice was somewhat understandable for most of these people (they couldn't ALL be as brave as Ronald Reagan) up until about the early '90s, but it has been 15 years since Rush and talk radio and the internet began their rise, and now that those entities dominate the selection and dissemination of the daily news and the liberal big-city newsrooms continue to fade and die, there is simply no excuse for Republican cowardice. None.