Posted on 05/26/2012 6:52:48 AM PDT by bboop
... On May 16, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, visited the Miami home of Dr. Philip Frost, the chairman of the board of Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israel-based company that produces many different medicines, including regular contraceptives. Teva is also one of the country's largest producers of generic drugs. ... “At this point, the sentiment of most pro-life leaders and activists I am in contact with is that this election is about avoiding the unmitigated disaster of a second Obama term," said Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. "This is not the first nor the last objection that will be raised against Governor Romney, and I don’t dispute the seriousness of it. But what is often called the choice of the lesser of two evils is not a choice for evil; it is a choice to reduce evil. And to reduce evil is a good," Father Pavone told the Register. ... "The biggest concern is we have two choices for president, and Mitt Romney is going to be much better from our point of view," said Anne Fox, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Fox told the Register that she "did not have a lot to say" about the Romney fundraiser, which she suggested is being reported in the media to benefit Obama.
"They (the media) don't care if Romney is pro-life or not. They care about getting us upset, splitting us and having us not vote," Fox said. Kristi Hamrick, a spokeswoman for Americans United for Life, told the Register that AUL has not commented on the fundraiser, and "really cannot easily weigh in on an issue of direct partisan politics." ...
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“At this point, the sentiment of most pro-life leaders and activists I am in contact with is that this election is about avoiding the unmitigated disaster of a second Obama term," said Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life. "This is not the first nor the last objection that will be raised against Governor Romney, and I don’t dispute the seriousness of it. But what is often called the choice of the lesser of two evils is not a choice for evil; it is a choice to reduce evil. And to reduce evil is a good."
Not only will such a choice reduce evil, but also it will signal a new direction toward good. Our country needs to start moving away from the culture of death and its ultimate chaos.
Amen!
Conservatives must realize that we will not “fix” America with one election.
It is going to take several elections, combined with constant, full-court pressure on our Reps and Senators to legislate from the Right.
The idea is to first take the Senate and the White House and then increase the margins with true Conservatives...veto-proof margins.
It may take 20 years to achieve this, but remember, the decline of the nation didn’t happen overnight.
Restoration will not be swift....but it IS certain.
Pavone is part of the problem.
You don’t move the country in a conservative direction by going along with those moving the country in a liberal direction.
It’s just common sense.
Those who think otherwise are, at best, fooling themselves.
What’s the old saying? “Only dead things move with the current.” Or something like that.
Care to explain, or were you aiming at general doubt and fear, shotgun-style?
WISHFUL thinking if anyone believes for one moment that even if we take control of the Senate (and "ALLOW" based on so-called "principles") Dear Leader to be re-elected, (especially with the 10 - 12 RINO's, as well as sundry other WUSSES and Girly-Guys) they will be able to "control" O'Bummer with his myriad of Czars and issuing Executive Orders even those which contravene the Constitution.
Never mind the numerous examples of the Weeper of the House caving to the pressures of the Demo-Rats, Barry Hussein and the media.
We MAY not have a Republic as we know it in 4 years.
Actually, I’ve always liked Fr. Pavone. But I don’t agree with him on this. And I’m not even sure if Romney is the lesser evil, in this regard.
He was the PIONEER of gay marriage. The first gay marriage in America was IMPOSED by Romney on Massachusetts, in violation of the usual understanding of the law.
And he was also the PIONEER of taxpayer funded abortion. Yes, Obama is following in his footsteps. But Romney was the first. He put through subsidized abortion as part of his Romneycare, and now it’s free for those who qualify, which was predictable. Obama wants to do the same thing, but he is following in Romney’s footsteps.
Same with government controlled healthcare. Romney was first, and is very unlikely to reverse Obamacare—including its insistence on taxpayer funded abortificients. Romney already has gone a step further than that in Massachusetts—taxpayer funded abortions. And he put a Planned Parenthood executive on his Romneycare board, ex-officio. The only ex-officio board member on Romney’s board is from Planned Parenthood.
Obama is an abomination. I wish I could vote for Romney, instead. But I cannot, in good conscience. Romney is the death of the GOP, the last step down into immoral corruption, just like their Whig predecessors. The Whigs lost the Christian vote. The GOP has decided to do the same.
I am extremely sorry to hear Fr. Pavone making this argument. I no longer trust him.
. . . Rondeau of the American Life League noted that, in 2005, then-Gov. Romney vetoed a bill that would have required hospitals in Massachusetts to offer the morning-after pill to rape victims, as well as requiring pharmacies to sell them without a prescription. The Massachusetts Legislature later overrode Romney's veto.
While it is right to question the wisdom of Romney's fundraiser, Rondeau said there was still "no question" that Obama is the "abortion president". . . .
That's about where I am on this right now. I think that that fundraiser could have been handled better to make clear this was not a "pro-abortion event." But Romney is campaigning on a pro-life platform, calling for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Plus, we know what Obama is.
No need. It’s obvious from his own comments. Fr. Pavone has a history of politically embracing liberals and compromisers of truth and principle using this theory of his, and it’s killing us.
Romney is "running" on a judicial supremacist, pro-choice democrat, pro-choice for states, platform vis a vis life. It's right on his own website.
Folks that pine for 1860 are a problem.
Obama is THE problem.
Overturning Roe v. Wade--which is Romney's position--would enable the states once again to have laws against abortion. Overturning Roe v. Wade would return us to the situation as it was in our country from its founding up until January 22, 1973.
And since you bring up Romney's website, let's see what it says on this issue:
Abortion
Mitt Romney is pro-life. He believes it speaks well of the country that almost all Americans recognize that abortion is a problem. And in the quiet of conscience, people of both political parties know that more than a million abortions a year cannot be squared with the good heart of America.
Mitt believes that life begins at conception and wishes that the laws of our nation reflected that view. But while the nation remains so divided, he believes that the right next step is for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – a case of blatant judicial activism that took a decision that should be left to the people and placed it in the hands of unelected judges. With Roe overturned, states will be empowered through the democratic process to determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate.
Mitt supports the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. As president, he will end federal funding for abortion advocates like Planned Parenthood. He will protect the right of health care workers to follow their conscience in their work. And he will nominate judges who know the difference between personal opinion and the law.
Because the good heart of America knows no boundaries, a commitment to protecting life should not stop at the water’s edge. Taking innocent life is always wrong and always tragic, wherever it happens. The compassionate instincts of this country should not be silent in the face of injustices like China’s One-Child policy. No one will ever hear a President Romney or his vice president tell the Chinese government that "I fully understand" and won’t “second guess” compulsory sterilization and forced abortion.
Americans have a moral duty to uphold the sanctity of life and protect the weakest, most vulnerable and most innocent among us. As president, Mitt will ensure that American laws reflect America’s values of preserving life at home and abroad.
Sounds pretty good to me. I'll take that any day of the week over Obama.
Whom did he embrace?
I am aware that defaming Catholic priests is fair game in this particular culture, but some might need an explanation, as opposed to your demand to do research to get your defamation out of their minds.
Perhaps you have a certain case in mind whose source you could point to for ease of verification.
Sounds good to you, eh? Sorry, but the whole thing is a complete denial of republican constitutional self-government, separated, enumerated powers, the oath of office, and most importantly, the self-evident truths of the founding concerning God-given, unalienable rights, starting with the supreme right, the right to life.
Wrapped in one tissue-thin layer of lies, of course, like everything always is with Mitt Romney.
I don’t defame anyone. Those who embrace evil while trying to put a biblical sheen on what they are doing defame themselves. All I’m doing is pointing it out.
So do you DEFEND Roe v. Wade?? What is your position on it? I see Roe v. Wade precisely as an egregious violation of the Tenth Amendment, the federal government (i.e., the SCOTUS) overstepping its bounds by taking away the states' right to have laws against abortion. How can you not be in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade?
He's supporting the most liberal governor in our nation's history, while claiming to "limit evil." Which is a tacit admission on his part that Romney is evil, by the way.
What more do you need to know?
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