Thursday, August 23, 2012

Woe Is Willard: Romney's Anti-Choice Trifecta

By Zamboni

We cats can't decide if we want Hurricane Isaac to hit the Republican convention, or if we'd just be satisfied with the tempest that may take place inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Back in the day, we thought that any kerfuffles within the convention hall would be due to the Ron Paul folks, who took over a bunch of delegations right under Willard Mitt Romney's nose. But, no. It appears that although much of the mainstream media have yet to take serious notice, a wildfire is raging among the GOP's most virulent anti-choicers.

Yep, the no-exception folks are apoplectic over Silly Willy. Not only has he endorsed a rape-incest-life-of-the-mother exception for abortion, but he did it in the same week that the GOP platform put its foot down in the exact opposite direction. (Which raises the question of as to what other parts of the platform he declines to support.)

Not only that, Romney has forced running mate Paul Ryan to to reverse himself and say that while he personally believes in a no-exception policy, he is willing to go along with Romney's position on the issue. Hm. We cats didn't know that was a negotiable item for the firebrand anti-choice crowd. (We also think that Ryan's plagiarism of President Obama is pathetic, by the way.)

So, in one week, the untrustworthy-on-abortion-in-the-first-place Romney has: 1) thrown a leading Christian advocate for the unborn under the bus, 2) thrown the Republican Party platform's abortion language under the bus, and 3) humiliated his courageous, no-exceptions, anti-abortion Catholic running mate. Wow!

Could Willard's real, secret, rabidly pro-choice position be any clearer in the eyes of the Christian crusaders? We cats PURR.

(IMAGE: Todd Akin... looking particularly martyr-y, yes?)

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