Getting something off my chest...

I've been noticing lately that some pro-lifers are complaining that President Bush isn't doing and saying enough on the abortion issue. Well, here's a little rant that I posted in Mark Shea's comments. I'm probably going to make some people mad, but I've gotta be me:

What do you want Bush to do? Declare himself dictator for life and ban abortion? It seems nothing he does is good enough to suit some people. He would be condemned if he didn't sign the PBA ban, but yet some pro-lifers condemn him for signing it because it was overruled by a court. If he doesn't mention abortion in every speech, he's "stiff-arming" pro-lifers. If he does mention it, he's just "paying lipservice". It seems he can't win, no matter what he does.

And to add to the above, let me say that with the attitude of some pro-lifers, I don't blame Bush if he "stiff-arms" us. One word comes to mind: ingratitude.

And, looking at things in a purely pragmatic way, Bush does have to get reelected. He can't do anything if he loses, and if he does lose, it will be to one of the ardent abortion supporters of the Democratic Party.

Are you really so deluded that you think a majority of people in this country support at total ban on abortion? Well, I've got some sad news for you -- they don't. After all, somebody is having those million or more abortions a year. They aren't all NOW members or radical feminists. Support for legal abortion is very ingrained, even among people who don't like abortion and think it's wrong. This not going to change overnight. The only thing pro-lifers can do is be patient and work incrementally.