Life at the Center

Tony Perkins, FRC Action: Just as the marriage issue became the deciding factor in the 2004 elections, it looks like the issue of life and abortion will be front and center in 2008. In a surprising move, freshman Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) fired the first salvo on abortion in the ad wars by releasing a radio commercial that goes after Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on the issue of abortion. The move is surprising considering Senator Obama's radical support of abortion, which includes continuously fighting against a bill that would have protected babies that survive abortions.

The more Senator Obama draws attention to his far-reaching support of abortion, the more he will turn off likely voters. In the most recent ABC News poll, 76% of the people do not agree with the view, reflected by Senator Obama's voting record, that abortion should be legal in all circumstances. Last night, at the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn., former Senator Fred Thompson gave the audience the red meat it came to hear. However it was when Senator Thompson said, in a reference to Senator Obama, "(W)e need a President who doesn't think that the protection of the unborn or a newly born baby is above his pay grade," that the Republican crowd went crazy with cheers and a standing ovation. The debate over life has begun-which side do you fall on?

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