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There is significant libertarian support for McCain now that he
has chosen libertarian-leaning Sarah Palin for VP. While we
libertarians oppose government funding of abortions, and oppose
late term abortions, the majority of us are Pro-Choice on the
question of early term abortions. Why hasn't the media focused on
how many of us are putting our Pro-Choice stance aside to support
the McCain/Palin ticket?
-- Eric Dondero
We need to thank House Speaker Pelosi and Senator Biden for their
"instructions" on what the Catholic Church teaches about abortion.
Their informative discussions have finally caused Bishops to defend
the Church's infallibility regarding abortion. Now we have
Welfare-Only Pro-Lifers, (WOPL) working for and with Obama, trying
to tell faithful Catholics and Christians that Obama will reduce
abortions with federal funding. If you believe this I have a bridge
in Brooklyn I can sell you for cheap. Obama's campaign uses the
most liberal Catholic organizations to woo the rest of us, the
practicing, believers in the Magisterium, upholders of the Papacy
Roman Catholics into thinking Obama is a pro-life candidate.
"Obama's emotional attractiveness" should assuage our skepticism of
his pro-abort stance. No thank you. I sneer.
-- Clasina J. Segura
New Iberia, Louisiana
"McCain/Palin platform declares that 'government must find new ways to empower and strengthen' pro-life pregnancy centers, which 'provide critical services to pregnant mothers in need.'" Excuse me, was that find or fund?
Simply stated, the government has no compelling reason for
funding (un)Planned Parenthood or pro-life pregnancy centers. The
responsibility of teaching of the value of life, yet to be born and
already here, falls to the parents and religious institutions, not
the state. Once again, the government is blatantly and purposely
deaf to the voice from the wilderness crying, "Leave us
alone!"?
-- Ira M. Kessel
Rochester, New York
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Re: Lawrence Henry's The
Picture:
May the Lord bless and keep you in the Picture for many years to
come.
-- John Schuh
What a great story.
-- Tom Smith
Austin, Texas
THE HYPOCRISY OF IT ALL
Re: J.T. Young's Lower
Education Blues:
The one thing all opponents (e.g., liberal politicians, school administrators, the teachers union, teachers, Democrats, the black "leadership") of school choice have in common is they do not have to send their own kids to horrible schools.
Even HRH, Barack Obama, sends his kids to private schools; as did the Clintons, the Carters, the Kennedys, etc.; all prominent opponents of school choice.
Because their own children are not at risk, they could give a rat's ass that a significant percentage of school children are forced to attend inferior skills. What matters to them is garnering campaign support and money from the vested interests that oppose school choice. This is absolutely disgusting.
Rest assured that if all opponents of school choice were forced to send their own kids to crummy schools, school choice legislation would pass through all the state legislatures and the US Congress faster than the speed of light.
The hypocrisy and disgraceful behavior of our politicians, the
entrenched education establishment and "progressive" elites is
beyond contempt.
-- CA
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
It is almost surreal that someone could write about the lack of
competition in public schools and never mention the 800 lb. gorilla
primarily responsible for it: unionism. As long as unions run
public schools, nothing -- and I mean nothing -- will substantially
change.
-- Arnold Ahlert
Boca Raton, Florida
Please explain the rationale for "American colleges do fine," when
approximately 70% of graduate engineering students in American
universities are foreigners, most of whom will return home and
compete against American workers after graduation. Must be some new
economics beyond my ken.
-- David Govett
Davis, California
The Democrats say Obamacare opponents are a mob. Are they right?
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