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"But those aren't the issues at the top of voter concerns this year, in which the main matter remains Gray's anemic leadership on energy and an out-of-control, deficit-riddled state budget."

Think so? That's what people will say to pollsters, sure. But to anti-aborts, though, abortion is about life and death. To pro-aborts, abortion is about their freedom, their privacy, and, last but certainly not least, their sex life. There is simply no way that either group (and everybody, regardless of what they say to pollsters, is in one group or the other) thinks that energy policy is more important than this.

Simon MIGHT be able to convince pro-aborts that he is anti-abort but he doesn't really mean it and certainly won't actually in any way interfere with their unremitting self-indulgence. Remember though that that's what Riordan tried and it is awfully hard to fail to present the image of selling out the unborn for political gain when that is actually, in a technical sense, sticking to factual correctness, doing.

p>He should not try to "defuse" anything. Rather, he should say "Yep, I am pro-life. I won't go beyond what the Supreme Court allows, but I certainly will work to get rid of partial-birth abortion and pass laws protecting children who are born alive. Wanna make something of it?" This would put him on the receiving end of unceasing demonization from the media, but the only way to avoid that is to intentionally lose the race. br> -- Roy Koczela /p> p> CATHOLICISM'S DARK TIMES br> Re: George Neumayr's Cardinal Mahony Exposed : br> Cardinal Mahony is not exactly popular with conservative Catholics. As a Catholic I deplore his activities in favor of illegal immigration not to mention his political associations. By all intents and purposes, these folks stand for everything the Church is against. Last but not least, the Cardinal's letter to Clinton asking for pardon on behalf of a drug dealer is something that is incredible. Now the pedophile priests issue, presumably with the Cardinal's knowledge. The American Catholic Church is going through dark times. br> -- Haydee Pavia

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