MCCL [MN's largest pro-life organization] achieves nearly all pro-life goals in 2008 election

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), the state’s largest pro-life organization, achieved nearly all of its goals in the 2008 general election. In spite of a nationwide rejection of traditionally pro-life lawmakers, MCCL actually increased the number of pro-life legislators in the Minnesota House and held on to pro-life seats in the U.S. House.

“The loss of the U.S. presidency to a pro-abortion extremist is tragic, but there is a lot of good news for MCCL and the pro-life movement,” MCCL Executive Director Scott Fischbach said. “Minnesota fared far better than other states, which is a testament to the dedication of our state’s powerful pro-life majority.”

Pro-life voters turned out in record numbers in Minnesota, which produced possibly the highest voter participation of any state. Nearly three million Minnesotans voted, which benefited pro-life candidates tremendously.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was re-elected to her second term after the media and Barack Obama supporters worldwide flooded pro-abortion candidate El Tinklenberg with cash in an all-out effort to defeat her. Many conservative and party sources abandoned Bachmann, but MCCL never did.

Erik Paulsen won retiring Congressman Jim Ramstad’s 3rd District seat in a tough race. Paulsen will be a stronger pro-life advocate than Ramstad, who has a 0% pro-life voting record in his current term.

Several members of a Minnesota House health committee recently have tried to gut the Positive Alternatives program, which provides state grants to organizations offering life-affirming alternatives to pregnant women in need. MCCL targeted the two worst Positive Alternatives foes for defeat: Ken Tschumper (La Crescent) and Shelley Madore (Apple Valley). Both made efforts to de-fund Positive Alternatives; both were replaced by prolife leaders.

Ron Erhardt (Edina) lost his seat after sponsoring the Reproductive Privacy Act, the most extreme pro-abortion legislation yet put forth by the abortion industry. As the Minnesota version of FOCA (Freedom of Choice Act), the Reproductive Privacy Act would overturn virtually all protective legislation including parental notification, Woman’s Right to Know and Positive Alternatives. The Reproductive Privacy Act was one of the last bills filed in the 2008 session and it is Erhardt’s final bill.

MCCL is Minnesota’s oldest and largest pro-life organization with more than 70,000 member families and 240 chapters across the state. For more information about MCCL, visit www.mccl.org and www.mcclpac.org.

In spite of all the gloom over the impending reign of 0bama there are several reasons we know of why Conservatism will rise and win in the future. Hopefully in the mid-term elections of 2010.

Aside from this thread:

Prop 8, which banned gay marriage in CA passed because of the overwhelming support of black voters, even though they voted overwhelmingly for 0bama. CA, HQ for Hollywood the homo-agenda with all their money and influence could not stop Prop 8 in one of the most lib states of all.

The media that had a tremendous impact on helping 0bama win will have a more difficult time in 2010 and onward as the people clearly know the fix was in. As he and the Dems will inevitably screw up, the media cred will further erode as they try to cover for their Marxist Messiah. Backlash will happen.

From: The Polls Show That Reaganism Is Not Dead
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122628429302812557.html

“Mr. Obama won the White House promising tax cuts, but he will be governing with a Democratic Congress bursting with desire for a more activist government. As he faces this challenge, he might remember the fate of another man who made taxes the central part of his campaign: the first President Bush, whose most memorable campaign line — “Read my lips, no new taxes” — was as central to his victory as Mr. Obama’s promise to cut taxes for 95% of Americans. George H.W. Bush famously reneged on that promise. Voters rejected his bid for a second term.”

0bama will most certainly renege on his tax promises and will be hurt badly because of it as will many dems.

And on Pro-Life: 0bama will energize and galvanize the Pro-Life movement like a RINO McCain never could or would have. We’ll defeat FOCA and come out stronger for it.

So yes it will be tough and we will have big struggles but that means we simply will have to work harder. I believe we will purge many RINOs in the process, and the Party of Reagan will come out more Conservative and Stronger than ever. And that will be very good for America.

Not to sound prejudicial: but exactly what I thought, the other day, I was getting gas at the SA: and the good Muslims from Somalia, the lady had an Obama sticker on her car. I’m sure, FOCA is Islamic, huh? (the round figure for Somalians here, is like 80-100,000 I believe).

Not exactly the experience we want in voting in political elections with Norm Coleman and John McCain running in. Makes one wish for the good ol’ days, when Chicago Mobsters looked at St. Paul for their safehaven.

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