[Petronski]

...the only exception being the pledge to maintain the status quo in Massachusetts regarding a woman's right to choose.

Kind of a big one there, wholesale infanticide.

But he was not about to let something like that prevent him from ascending to power.

If you gain the whole world but lose your soul, what have you?

[redgirlinabluestate]

But he's the one who supports the HLA now. Some still don't.

Mitt is right to embrace the GOP platform and the HLA while acknowleding it is a two-step process. While it may not be plausible in the near future, the country benefits from a president willing to use the bully pulpit to further the cause. If one doesn't even support the ultimate outcome -- the HLA -- how is that strongly pro-life? Pro-lifers are better served by a president willing to work towards the ultimate goal, regardless of whether or not it is attainable in the near future.

[Swordfished]

If you gain the whole world but lose your soul, what have you?

How can you talk when you're supporting a candidate that believes the states ought to have the right to choose whether or not they want to 'murder' the unborn.