--- Andy's mail <anweiss@optonline.net> wrote:

> So now that the republicans have announced their position, they

> would seem

> to be powerfully allied with the christian right's agenda. As

> a result, the

> platform calls for an end to all abortions and for a

> constitutional ban on

> gay marriage.

And your problem with that is?

>

> For those of you old enough to remember the horrible

> circumstances for

> young, particularly poor, pregnant women in america before

> legalized

> abortion, I wonder what your attitude is considering the

> republican's call

> to roll back the clock to the 1960s. Do you find this position

> defensible?

You're right, killing your baby and living with the guilt is much

better than just having it.

>

> As far as the gay marriage issue, what the hell does it matter

> to the

> republicans? This is one of those emotional issues that is

> more flash than

> substance considering the issue affects society very little in

> the long run.

> The question is, why is this on the platform if not to pander

> to the

> exaggerated fears of middle, christian america?

I think you have a problem with Christians in general.

>

> I, for one, were I a republican, would be somewhat embarassed

> to see a

> basically moderate guy like Bush endorsing a platform that is

> crafted so

> cravenly to gain the support of the lowest common denominator

> of the

> republican constituency. That's not the 'courageous fighter'

> leitmotif that

> Bush wants to portray. I wonder what he says to his daughters.

>

Moderate? You haven't listened very closely.

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