Posted on 06/14/2007 8:16:31 PM PDT by monomaniac
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Bush is defending his pro-life record on abortion, abstinence and other issues in two key speeches this week. He touted his record on Wednesday at a speech before leaders of the Southern Baptist Church and will appear in a video presentation at the annual National Right to Life convention later this week.
Bush told the Baptists that he understood the “of fair-minded and impartial judges to our democracy” and received significant applause from those in attendance when he mentioned his nominations of John Roberts and Sam Alito to the Supreme Court.
The two justices recently joined with three other members of the high court in upholding the ban on partial-birth abortions.
Bush touted his signing of that law as well as the Born Alive Infants Protection Act, and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which protects pregnant women and their unborn children from acts of violence.
The president also talked about the actions he’s taken to protect American taxpayers from funding abortion or embryonic stem cell research.
“I've refused to fund programs overseas that promote or perform abortions,” he said. “I used my first veto on a bill that would have compelled American taxpayers to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos. And I will veto any bill Congress sends me that violates the sanctity of human life.”
Bush told the Baptists that they have done considerable work to not only help pass pro-life laws that save lives but to advance the cause in other practical ways such as promoting adoption or helping pregnant women.
“believe building a culture of life in our country also means promoting adoption and teaching teen abstinence, funding crisis pregnancy programs, and supporting the work of faith-based groups,” he said.
“In defending the lives of the weakest and the most vulnerable members of our society we reflect the compassion and humanity of America. And we will continue to work toward the day when every child is welcomed in life and protected in law,” he said.
The president said that the commitment of the Southern Baptist Church in “working to promote a culture of life abroad by helping lead the fight against malaria and HIV/AIDS” has been paying dividends. The programs are abstinence based rather than focused on promoting contraception.
“In Uganda, Southern Baptists sponsor an abstinence program called True Love Waits,” the president said. “And thanks to efforts like yours, Uganda has made progress against HIV/AIDS.”
The SBC is currently working to fund the program in six more African nations.
Thank you, Mr. President. You have your flaws, but on this subject, you have been stalwart.
I hope they make some hey of all the abstinance funding being zeroed out in the Abortion PArty’s proposed budgets.
The President hopefully will have some congressional allies in that effort. But the GOP’s spine has been largely missing for some time.
Why is it that Freepers feel compelled to add a qualifier to every compliment they offer President Bush?! . . . I notice that the reverse is not true.
THANK YOU President Bush for walking your pro-life talk! .
Mr. Bush-— PUT UP THAT WALL!!!!!
I agree...let’s not forget all the good he’s done. Thank you, Mr. President, for supporting life.
Hey Dutchy go find an immigration thread . . . BTW: It’s PRESIDENT BUSH!
I second that. :)
Because most of his recent actions have been a disappointment to conservatives. It’s quite simple, really.
==> “Thank you, Mr. President. You have your flaws, but on this subject, you have been stalwart.” <==
Credit, where credit is due. Bash, where bashing is called for and we have seen far too much of that lately.
I have been and still am one of President Bush’s staunchest defenders here at FR, for many reasons. Just in case your comment was directed at me.
“Because most of his recent actions have been a disappointment to conservatives. It’s quite simple, really.”
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President Bush has not been a “disappointment” to me because I actually listened to his campaign speeches (including those given during his Texas campaigns) and knew EXACTLY what he believed/s vis a vis ALL relevant issues!
THE ANCHORESS ARTICULATES MY THOUGHTS PRECISELY:
“For a while now, and really, since shortly after the 2004 election, I have gotten emails from folks who say, “Bush forgot that you have to dance with the one that brung you.” They’ve been sending me that message for so long, on so many different issues, that I suspect Bush feels a little like a girl who is invited to a fancy ball - and proves to be excellent company for most of the night, despite being hated by many of the guests – but manages to fall out of step, at which point she is abandoned on the dance floor and told to find her own way home.
Betrayal is such a strong word; did he betray you, really?
—Did he protect us from the reach & province of the International Criminal Court? Yes.
—Did he keep us from the Kyoto mess that is currently tying up Europe? Yes.
—Did he create a workable alternative to Kyoto that other countries have embraced? Yes. Bet you didn’t know that!
—Have US Carbon Emissions decreased on his watch, without Kyoto? Yes.
—Did he submit a comprehensive energy plan that got killed by a weak congress? Yes.
—Has he lowered the deficit ahead of schedule in time of war? Yes. Even the NYTimes admits it!
—Did he cut taxes? Twice? Yes. And yes.
—Did he try to get the cuts made permanent? Yes. Congress dropped that ball.
—Did he stop government funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research? Yes.
—Has he kept the promises he made as he held a dead cop’s shield before the Joint Houses? Yes.
—Did he go after the Taliban and AlQaeda in Afghanistan barely a month after 9/11? Yes.
—Has he been unflagging in his efforts to subdue terrorism, worldwide? Yes.
—Has be been the consistent voice for human liberty around the globe? Yes.
—After some serious missteps, is the surge working? Yes.
—Has he been a staunch friend to Israel, the only stable democracy in a frantic region? Yes.
—Did he end the farce of world-wide Arafat admiration? Yes
—Did he remove Saddam Hussein, whose state supported terrorists, from power? Yes.
—Did he invade Iraq at a time when the whole world believed Saddam had and “would use” WMD? Yes.
—Did he bring a much-maligned coalition with him? Yes. Some are still there.
—Did he liberate 50,000 people in keeping with the ideals of the 1998 Iraqi Liberation Act? Yes.
—Has he inspired the Iraqi people to finally believe enough in freedom to fight AlQaeda with us? YES!
—Has he figured out that a free and engaged Middle East makes America safer? Yes.
—Has he kept you safe since 9/11? So safe that you’ve almost forgotten to fear? Yes.
—Did he remove “the wall” between the CIA and the FBI? Yes.
—Did he go to the UN before invading Iraq? Yes.
—Did he tell the UN that the US would never ask permission to defend herself? Yes.
—Didd he inspire Libya to surrender it’s WMD without firing a shot? Yes.
—Did he appoint excellent SCOTUS and Federal Judges to the bench? Yes.
—Did he implement the NSA terrorist eavesdropping program? Yes.
—Did he immediately move to freeze assets and make terror funding more difficult? Yes.
—Did he reform Medicare? Yes.
—Did he reform Social Security to give you more power over your money? He tried. See Congress.
—Did he manage an economy thru recession, terror attack & war w/ consistent gains for over ten quarters? Yes.
—Has he kept unemployment between 5.5% and 4.4% for an impressive period? Yes.
—Does he say what he means and mean what he says? Yes.
—Did he try to address immigration last year, when the houses in his party? Yes.
—Does he support the second amendment? Yes.
—Does he support school vouchers and school choice? Yes.
—Did he sign the ban on Partial Birth Abortion? Yes. It went to court, but he signed it.
—Did he reverse Clinton’s intent to kill Reagan’s pro-life Mexico policy? Yes.
—Did he support the Defense of Marriage Act? Yes. That used to be vitally important to you.
—Did he expand the roles of faith-based organizations in social programs? Yes.
—Did he prosecute the white-collar criminals like Ken Lay who ran riot through the ‘90’s? Yes.
—Has he handled himself with enormous courage, dignity and grace in the face of world/media/hate? YES
—Is he a man with a creed before he’s anything else? Yes.
—Did he establish Health Savings accounts? Yes.
—Did he have the Border Patrol installing monitoring devices along the borders? Yes.
—Has he made mistakes? Yes. Some undeniable beauts.
—Has he been an imperfect president? Yes.
—Has he spent too much? Probably.
—Has he given you most of what you’ve wanted? Actually, looking at the list…yes!
—Has he dared to disagree with anyone to keep his principles, even you? Yes.
Has he really been your Judas? Has he really betrayed you?
Did he ever question your patriotism, or tell you you were a bad person? No, actually, he didn’t. Go read his remarks in context, instead of looking at one sentence blared at you by the very media you distrust. Be intellectually honest enough to admit that in this immigration controversy there are (sadly) some who are using fear to move their agenda, and there are some (only some, but they hurt us all) who reveal bigotry in their rants. You needn’t be offended if you can remember that there are those “somes” in every group; conservatives have no corner of perfection. You actually do have a choice as to how you receive what you hear, see and read, just as you have a choice as to how you receive a good, that is, with “open” or “closed” heart.
http://theanchoressonline.com/page/2/
I know you’re one of the President’s staunchest supporters at FR and I thank you!
My point about ‘qualifiers’ stands: If Freepers must include a blanket criticism with every compliment, then they should also include a blanket compliment with every criticism OR just dispense with the qualifiers entirely — it’s the English prof in me!
. . . just thought you might enjoy reading my post at #13!
Just so we remember that the President is our friend on some things, even though he is our adversary on a few others.
President Bush also supports killing the entire U.S. as a country and taking all of the Republican Party and taking all of conservatism with it-all thanks to “Shamnesty” legislation!
If he would simply resolve to enforce the borders and enforce the laws, he would have our support in all things. But currently the President has chosen to go down a path that will be destructive not only to us, but to our posterity and it is a one way path.
We must resolve to stop him in his tracks. Three cheers for Bush on the pro-life front. But the dogs of war have been released on the immigration front. Our battle is there. We can actually do something about that in the next few weeks. We can refocus our attention on this front after we have pushed back the enemy on the other front. Unfortunately the enemy on that front is our friend on this front.
Frankly what we are trying to do here is to save President Bush's legacy. He seems hell bent on destroying it.
. . . our friend on MANY things — I refer you to my post at #13!
To paraphrase Golda Meir, politicians don’t have friends, they have allies.
I am the president’s ally on many things. You are correct that he deserves our support for the many correct things he has done.
However, one shouldn’t allow bad policies just because a politician has given good policies in the past.
The amnesty legislation is an abomination, and it should be rejected.
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