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The Chicago Tribune’s Dennis Byrne has a very simple, yet quite enlightening article about what is so troublesome about Obama’s abortion stance.  Not only is it an abortion stance, but a stance that unwanted born children should also fall under the "pro-choice" umbrella.

Jill Stanek, a former nurse at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, described in 2001 during congressional testimony how it happens: In a "live-birth abortion," doctors "do not attempt to kill the baby in the uterus. The goal is simply to prematurely deliver a baby who dies during the birth process or soon afterward." Medication stimulates the cervix to open, allowing the baby to emerge, sometimes alive. "It is not uncommon for a live aborted baby to linger for an hour or two or even longer. At Christ Hospital, one . . . lived for almost an entire eight-hour shift." Some actually are born healthy because they are aborted to preserve the "health" of the mother, or because the pregnancy was due to rape or incest. At best, they are left in a "comfort room," complete with a camera (for pictures of the aborted baby) "baptismal supplies, gowns, and certificates, footprinting equipment and baby bracelets for mementos and a rocking chair," where they are rocked to death. "Before the comfort room was established," Stanek said, "babies were taken to the soiled utility room to die."

One can understand why Obama stated at the recent Saddleback appearance that determining when life begins is "above my paygrade."  Otherwise he would have to admit that he is a proud proponent of cold-blooded murder (which he is, but certainly doesn’t want to admit as much).  This is why he fought against legislation that would ban such a practice — he considered this a "threat" to the pro-choice contingent, an inroad (so to speak) for the pro-life movement.

Obama is a very scary proposition for this country.  We are moving into genocide territory with every step we take in his ideal direction.

(Photo above is our child at 20 weeks, due January 7, 2009.)

Anyone who dares to defend that they may be legitimately killed because another human being “chooses” to do so or for any other equally ridiculous reason should not be providing leadership in a civilized democracy worthy of the name.

-Cardinal Egan of New York

Archbishop Chaput’s statement recognizes Pelosi as “a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills” but adds that “regrettably, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them.”

Later, and more importantly:

“Abortion kills an unborn, developing human life.  It is always gravely evil, and so are the evasions employed to justify it.  Catholics who make excuses for it – whether they’re famous or not – fool only themselves and abuse the fidelity of those Catholics who do sincerely seek to follow the Gospel and live their Catholic faith,” the statement adds.

Kudos to the Archbishop!  We need more church authority to speak out against the invalid notion that Catholics (or any Christians for that matter, by pointing out words from a good Lutheran pastor) can be pro-choice alongside being in good standing with their respective Church.

Read the entire briefing.

God love him, but William Kristol is all over the map today.

The two leading G.O.P. prospects have been Tim Pawlenty, the Minnesota governor, and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor. But with Biden’s foreign policy experience as a contrast, could McCain assure voters that the young Pawlenty is ready to take over, if need be, as commander in chief?

And then a couple paragraphs down…

If not Pawlenty or Romney, how about a woman, whose selection would presumably appeal to the aforementioned anguished Hillary supporters? It’s awfully tempting for the McCain camp to revisit the possibility of tapping Meg Whitman, the former eBay C.E.O., Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, or Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. But the first two have never run for office, and Palin has been governor for less than two years.

Okay, Rice is one thing, but I’m almost certain that Whitman and Palin have little to no foreign policy experience (which seems to eliminate Pawlenty in Kristol’s thinking).  I agree that Romney seems like the most prudent choice if McCain wants to win.  He will bring about the same problems Biden brings to Obama, though, and that is a pretty full and recent attack on his ticket-mate (as someone who was running against him for the nomination).

Scott Burnside was bored, didn’t have an article idea, and so he thought he’d invent something else that is Keenan’s fault.  Somehow, some way, the Luongo deal that brought a top 4 defenseman, a goalie who had similar numbers to Luongo, and big power-forward who unfortunately was injured, is the main reason why Bouwmeester doesn’t fit in with the Panthers.

This isn’t all GM Jacques Martin’s fault, although his inability to sell Bouwmeester on the future he is charting for the team suggests this team might have a plan (hey, let’s get in the playoffs for a change) but no real clue as to how to execute that plan.

Clearly the team’s plans moving forward have Bouwmeester as its centerpiece, yet the seeds for his discontent or at least his skepticism were sown years ago. How did that Roberto Luongo-Lukas Krajicek-for-Todd Bertuzzi-Alex Auld-and-Bryan Allen deal turn out, anyway?

Um, that’s so ridiculous, Scott.  That trade, whatever your foolish opinion is of it, had nothing to do with Bouwmeester wanting out and everything to do with Jacques Martin.  Consider that last year the Panthers had one of the most playoff-looking teams since their cup run (and still were a bottom-feeder), and how other guys including the Captain of the team wanted out.

Maybe it’s time you go back to the facts there, Scott.  You are in a fact-based business if you haven’t noticed.

Surely there are better uses for a second stimulus package than more road construction.

Not only is Whoopi and the other black woman on The View a stooge, but they are hypocrites.  If you want a situation to improve, you must also walk the walk yourself.  You aren’t doing yourself any favors by sending mixed messages.  If you would be offended by someone using a certain word or phrase, don’t be a stooge and use the word yourself.  And, if you do, then don’t come to me with your tears.

Once again, Mrs. Hasselbeck is right on the money.  I wish she wouldn’t burst into tears every time this stuff happens, however.  She’s fighting the good fight and she doesn’t need sympathy to win these arguments (perhaps the tears are real but she needs to toughen up then).

ESPN

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WIMBLEDON, England — WTA chief Larry Scott said on Wednesday he was "disappointed and concerned" with the scheduling of women’s matches at Wimbledon and planned to discuss the issue with organizers of the grass-court Grand Slam.

Serena Williams and Serbian No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic lashed out at organizers on Monday after they, along with defending champion Venus Williams, were shunted off the two main show courts for their fourth-round matches.

While Venus and Serena, who between them have won six titles here, were moved to Court 2, Jankovic was exiled to Court 18, which she described as "almost in the parking lot."

Obviously Wimbledon put the biggest crowd-drawing matches on the courts that could hold the largest crowds.  So, I’m sure they can stick you on the main court in the prime times, misses, but be prepared to take a pay cut (and your pay cut should be bigger than the men who are drawing much larger crowds and who are bringing in a lot of the money that goes into your purses.  You might want to be a bit careful about wishing for equality.  Let’s see what the purses look like if the men’s attendance goes to the men’s purses and the women’s to the women’s.  We’ll see what result hurts worse.

John Daly tees his ball on top of Kid Rock’s beer can at a pro-am event.

Alex Tanguay had some issues with Calgary coach Mike Keenan last season, but the biggest reason the Flames sent him to Montreal for a first round draft pick was money. Calgary will replace some of Tanguay’s offense with Mike Cammalleri, who came from Los Angeles in another deal, but more important, the Flames will save $1.9 million in cap space.

Wes Goldstein has it right. This was all about money.  These talks had begun before Keenan even took over behind the bench, so clearly Tanguay was considered one of the expendable forwards all along.  Sure, Tanguay was another floater in a Keenan system that just doesn’t allow for that.  Still, Tanguay’s main beef was that he wasn’t playing in the situations that he was used to playing in and that was due to the systems and style Keenan had put in.