Squirming stats to deny Clinton credit for declining abortion is legitimate politics so go ahead, John, even though GHWBush pursued no policies that he even CLAIMED could take credit for the decline and it was a major decline and despite a blip it spanned all of Clinton's presidency.
(What had NO blip and is absolutely creditable to Clinton... and absolutely una,biguous... therefor assiduously ignored by the few conservatives still supporting Bush (e.g. John) is the eight years of absolutely consistent declining federal (especially non-military) share of GDP EVER single year under BC. And the reverse trend (in NON military non-emergency related expenses) under W. AT which point we see the fundamental value of abortion to the fanatics. It is ambiguous and yet decisive. You can declare an arbitrary point of all-or-nothing human life and disdain the opinions of all who disagree. Since no other value can or should rank as high as "human life", no other consideration need apply for neuronal space or threaten the purity of moral indignation. The Jesus Effect. He'd be at best a socialist if he came today in hippie hair and sandals, but he'd drop all that and join the Coalition because he don't like baby killers. (Ignore the fact that God Himself, through "spontaneous" abortions, edits out a majority of conceptions. A hint right there.) As for the vaunted charity to compensate, I admit it amounts to many well-intended millions of $... toward problems that would require many billions and bring us back to an era of sexual slavery for women. I trust women and they form a larger majority of activists in the pro-choice movement than in the other side. Just as the vast majority of those hounding Clinton for his pecadillos were men. And when it came to impeachment, HYPOCRITICAL men whose horrible divorce tales made BC look like the Dad on Leave it to Beaver. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
