Re:Democrats devise Catholic scorecard
My objection to the modern liberal mindset is that it seems to believe that support for abortion can be balanced off by a cornucopia of social programs. Hence, the scorecard.
For the sake of this argument, I'll accept the caricature of conservatives as evil because they oppose welfare programs -- because (as is believed) without those progams, millions will live in misery and squalor. I would rather that millions live in misery and squalor, than support a candidate who endorses a "right" to kill in the womb. I'm sure that's a shocker to many liberals (if not all), and maybe a few conservatives as well. But quality of life issues can never trump that of protecting innocent life. In fact it's the reverse: life trumps quality of life.
It's no surprise to me that the Terri Schiavo story first broke in the conservative-leaning press, and when the liberal-leaning press was finally forced to acknowledge the story, the majority of that left-leaning media became a mouthpiece for her husband. That's part and parcel of the liberal program: measuring the quality of life. They supported her husband's line because they cannot imagine that Terri's life is worth living -- the true mindset of the culture of death.
Oppression, squalor, and misery? That doesn't hold a candle to the evil that supports murder in womb.
[I first wrote this in Mark Shea's comment box. Mark's blog entry is here.]
Posted by Bob at April 16, 2004 08:21 AM