[ansel12]

I never said anything of the sort. I simply said that the only evidence we possess proves that Santorum in 1990 stated that he believed that abortion kills an unborn child. We do not possess, nor do you possess anything written by Santorum to prove otherwise. Unless you have that evidence, all we have to go on is hearsay. There are different evidentiary standards, and I’m asking you to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. Santorum saying that he is X, doesn’t mean much to me without the actual statement. I have heard people in the past claim they were prolife but upon examination were actually prolife and the inverse. Santorum says, “I’m an X”, well fine. I want to see the proof in the pudding. Right now there’s no pudding, no writing no nothing. Just a 1990 statement where Santorum confirms that abortion kills an unborn child. That’s it.

You don't consider Santorum telling us himself that he was pro-abortion until 1990 "proof"?

[LeopoldvonRanke]

For me to call someone prolife or pro abortion, I would have to see something that they wrote from that particular time period. It’s not usually too difficult to figure out, but you cannot rely on labels. I’ve been burnt in the past by labels.

I’ve worked with folks on both sides, and it’s my experience that a great many folks who label themselves one way, especially if they are not politically active, one way while actually affirming the opposite position.

What they lack is the political consciousness to understand what the label means - oftentimes taken things at first glance.