Posted on 02/18/2008 6:26:34 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
"He is pro-life in his heart of hearts, in my opinion," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican and a pro-life movement leader, who said Mr. McCain's commitment stretches back across decades of votes in the House and Senate.
"When you contrast him with the alternative and you think about such things as Supreme Court appointments, McCain is a far better choice," said Barbara L. Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, an organization that took Mr. McCain all the way to the Supreme Court over his campaign-finance laws, and won.
"From my perspective, I see him as someone we can enthusiastically support, and I look forward to his getting elected," Mr. Jakubczyk (president of Arizona Right to Life) said, adding they have endorsed Mr. McCain every time he has run in Arizona.
"I have been on the campaign trail, I have been at meetings with him, I have been at organization and party gatherings, the issue with him is very clear that he's pro-life," (Jan Brewer, Arizona Secretary of State) said.
For Matt Salmon, a strong pro-life advocate and former congressman from Arizona, there's no doubt where Mr. McCain comes down.
"I have been with John McCain through thick and thin. This is a man I truly believe in, and I could not be as supportive as I am if I thought there was any ounce of equivocation," he said.
Mr. Salmon said that was solidified during his 1994 campaign for Congress when he was the only pro-life candidate in a crowded field of Republicans. "He endorsed me in that primary, and he told me the reason he did was because of my pro-life stance," Mr. Salmon said.
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Yes, and they explained why McCain was a bad choice for pro-lifers. (of course, NRLC works with Planned Parenthood to defeat pro-life legislation)
Of course! /sarc
Maybe you weren’t aware of NRLC helping to kill South Dakota Bill HB1191. The bill was set to pass the State Senate by one vote, but NRLC and PP worked to switch at leats one state senators vote.
OK. You named ONE instance where they made a strategic decision not to try to challenge Roe v Wade until they had a better chance of winning at the Supreme Court.
Can you name ANY OTHER instances where RTL and PP are on the same side of the issue?
I know a lot of people who work for Right to Life and have given up higher paying jobs in the private sector to work for the cause. They want Roe overturned more than you do.
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