However, the measure of a candidate’s “life” position is a startling marker for every other issue. How may I expect a man or woman to possess good judgment and the courage to lead well, if he or she is incapable or unwilling to uphold the most fundamental issue: the inviolability of innocent human life?
The conviction that human life must be protected in all its stages is capital. It is Divine Law, established by God Himself. It is the prudential marker of Wisdom. One who does not respect an unborn child’s “right to life” will respect even less all other rights subordinate to that proposition, including those enumerated in the American Bill of Rights.
Well... I am absolutely pro-life. It is a real problem for me to vote for someone that is not pro-life. But I am OK with converts. I am also aware that the impact of the President of the United States to actually stop abortions is limited, imperfect, incomplete and frustrating at best. I doubt very much McCain could do to stop abortions even if he made it illegal and I don’t see how he could do that.
Let me repeat, I am pro-life personally and politically. But I do not for one second think that you are Conservative just because you are pro-life. It takes a lot more than that. A lot.
I disagree with your first assumption. McCain is pro-life but no Conservative. Every problem seems to have a government solution to him. Today he was blasting lenders for the mortgage mess. Sorry, but nobody held a gun to the head of the borrowers. McCain is pro-life but no Conservative do you agree? Does it matter are you one-issue only voter?