Posted on 09/29/2009 7:13:18 AM PDT by Danae
Link http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7715-Portland-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Brodhead-urges-Michael-Steele-to-reconsider-his-proabortion-views
There is at least one Politician in Oregon who isn’t following the downhill slope of Moral Relativism. Stephan Brodhead has publicly called for Michael Steele to reconsider his position of Pro-Abortion Candidates. Call it Pro-Choice if you like, it is in reality, the ending of a human life.
Michael Steele on Sept 17th gave an interview to the Columbus Dispatch stating that he “absolutely” believes that there is room in the GOP for a Pro-Abortion candidate.
“I absolutely disagree. The Republican Party is the party of life,” said Stephan Brodhead, who is running in Oregon for District 1 House of Representatives. “The practices that involve the ending of life, be it Abortion or Euthanasia, are not what conservatives fundamentally believe, and our party ought to reflect our beliefs.”
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Those unwilling to pledge their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the above principle, please depart from the Republican Party. All the willing: please join.
The GOP is the party of nothing at this point. Steele is just the personification of everything that ills the Republican Party.
Steele is personally pro-life. But when in a debate or answering questions on this and other liberal positions he comes across as just another RINO saying things that he thinks the press and DC elitists would like to hear.
With him its one step forward, one step backward. Just when you think he’s getting his act together he puts his foot in his mouth. Personally I like him, but his waffling on basic positions is getting old.
Sign me up!
The headline of this article is misleading. I don’t think it’s honest to describe Steele as having “pro-abortion views” based on his statements regarding “pro-choice” GOP candidates.
Either its wrong or its right. Either its OK to support abortion or its not. Its either OK to support those who believe its OK or its not.
I for one am not going to step down the slippery slope of moral relativism. Supporting those who support it is no different than supporting it yourself.
Steele is a life-long pro-life Catholic.
This is a very misleading headline.
I agree completely!
Then why is he supporting Pro- Abortion candidates?
You are entitled to your opinion about what he is doing, but not entitled to redefine terms in order to make it sound worse than it is.
The pro-life Michael Steele is supporting Republican candidates, not all of whom are as pro-life as him or me or you.
I am pro-life and voted for McCain, who is not 100% perfect on it (stem cells etc).
That doesnt IMHO make me less prolife.
I for one am not going to step down the slippery slope of moral relativism. Supporting those who support it is no different than supporting it yourself.
I do not agree with that at all. It comes down to how a politician would vote for Supreme Court justices. The only thing that will ever have an impact on abortion is the overturning of Roe v Wade. So, the question is how would these pro-abort pols vote when someone is nominated for Supreme Court Justice? If they are conservative on most issues (fiscal, 2nd amendment, homo marriage, etc), they would likely vote to confirm a "conservative" judge who would then likely vote to overturn Roe v Wade. These types of pols are not necessarily one issue people.
By your reasoning, you should support a guy like Harry Reid. Reid is "personally pro-life", yet when it comes to making a difference, i.e. voting on Supreme Court justices, Reid votes the party line. He voted "nay' on both Roberts and Alito.
Guys like you are why we are losing the battle over abortion. If a guy is pro-choice, but makes a vote that will ultimately help overturn Roe v Wade, I'll take him any day over somebody who "personally believes" something and votes contrary to those beliefs. Think about it.
Sorry, I am not going to cave on my values. I am Republican pro life and will only support Republican Pro lifers. It is the Party Platform that we support life. Either we do or not. Which is it?
Fine, feel good about yourself and your values while nothing is done to overturn Roe v. Wade. If you live in Nevada, be sure to vote for Reid because he is pro-life. "Supporting life" means nothing if Roe v Wade is not overturned.
What part of “ I am republican pro life and that’s how I vote.” How is voting for a pro abortion republican gonna overturn roe v Wade? It would accomplish the opposite. You might want to re think the rino you are voting for. Voting for a pro abortion rino is no different than voting for a pro abortion democrat on this issue. They BOTH support aborting babies. Both are wrong. Don’t vote for either. I am not supporting any more rinos. Vote for Reid yourself. I live in Oregon.
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