You did not hit any nerve, and I am not in any form of 'tizzy.'
What you need to be careful about, is assuming that you, personally, are capable of judging what's in the hearts of those who made the decision that the most viable pro-life position was voting for the candidate who would defeat the very pro-death positions of Davis and Bustamante, and who, before their Lord, valuing life more than anything, decided to vote for Schwartzegger.
btw, I am not a Catholic, but doesn't the Catholic Church instruct its parishoners to vote for the most electable pro-life candidate? I admire the Catholic Church's stance against abortion, but as a pro-life Protestant, believe that the only One in a position to condemn is God, Himself....... not church leaders, and certainly not anonymous freepers.
If you were not judging Mr Silverback as not being a pro-Life (and pure) as you are, with your 'Woe unto you' statement, I stand corrected.
And forgive me for 'jumping in' to your private conversation with him.....
I am Catholic. I try to humbly follow the teachings of the Church.
The Church teaches incrementalism with regards to the candidates on the ProLife issue. However, they also teach the moral and spiritual obligation to vote for the one who supports life the most regardless of the percentages or who has a shot at winning.
Let me explain. California is a great example. Even if McClintock was at 1% and "appeared" to have no shot at winning, we must still vote for the McClintock candidacy because he is the most Pro-life candidate.
Now lets say Arnold and Bustamante are the only ones running in this race and McClintock has dropped out. We would then be instructed to vote Arnold because of his somewhat softer stance on PBA. You take what ever morsel you can get on this issue.
Furthermore, Prolife idealogy is the only criteria used in determining which candidate to back. If both candidates' stances are equally the same on abortion (very rare) then the voter is allowed room to choose on other issues.
I hope I have not misrepresented the Church's teachings here. Any other Catholic out there willing to chime in, please do so.