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Trump explicitly condemned federal-funding of PP’s abortions and that aspect of their business.

Now, here’s where we have to think. You can either a) condemn PP, or b) hammer that major part of their business and pay passing acknowledgment that they “do some great things.”

If you choose a), then you’ll be going into in-depth explanations as to the funding streams and percentages of business and on and on and on while the media screams “war on women!” endlessly. Guess who wins that one?

If you choose b), then you’ll be able to be on record as condemning their ghoulish business and sabotage any “war on women!” crap before it can start by tossing out a token “great things” comment regarding the three annual breast exams they perform across the country.

LIVs make up a significant portion of the voters in this country on the left and on the right. If your positions have to require long, drawn-out explanations every time, then you’ve lost a significant chunk of the voting public.

It’s stuff like this that makes me admire Trump as a strategic thinker and shake my head at Cruz’ tactical mentality.

Trump explicitly condemned federal-funding of PP’s abortions and that aspect of their business.

So we should pay the rent for them so they can sell birth control and prop them up as long as we don't directly pay for abortions? My conscience won't be happy with that. Woe to them who call good evil, and evil good. Abortions is there business that needs to be admitted and recognized. Many have admired Trump for his ability to avoid falling for politically correct nonsense, but in his dealing with PP he goes out of his way to be PC in a way that most Pro-life Republicans don't.

If Trump were concerned about avoided being branded as 'against women' he wouldn't have made the crude remarks about Meghan Kelly and other women since the beginning of his campaign. He certainly wouldn't have said women have abortions should be punished. He's now given them more ammunition to scream 'war on women' than almost any other action he could do. That's why he had to retract the statement the moment it became public. How's that for master strategy?

How hard is it to believe what you believe, and stick to it? The lives of millions are on the line and Trump can't decide what he believes. Cruz may not have the planning ability of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, but at least he stands strong against the murder of babies.