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McCain's Perfect "10" at Saddleback Forum<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P align=left><B><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2>Today's News &
Views<BR>August 18, 2008</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=4>McCain Scores Perfect "10" at Saddleback Forum; <BR>Obama
Flounders</FONT><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS"
color=#000000 size=2> -- Part One of Three</FONT></B><FONT
id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2><BR> <BR><I>Editor's note. Please read <A
href="http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808Part2.html">Part
Two</A>, which examines the Democrats most recent platform ploy on
abortion, and <A
href="http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808part3.html">Part
Three</A>, which details how Senator Obama continues to misrepresent
his record on the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.
.Please send your thoughts to <A
href="mailto:daveandrusko@hotmail.com">daveandrusko@hotmail.com</A></I></FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>"I want people to know me well."<BR>
Pro-abortion Senator Barack Obama, speaking Saturday at Rick
Warren's "Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Thanks to Rick Warren (author of "The Purpose Driven Life"),
many people now not only know a great deal more about Senator Obama,
soon to be officially nominated as the Democrats' presidential
nominee, but also about pro-life Senator John McCain, who will
officially become his party's standard bearer in a couple of weeks.
It was an extremely revealing two hours. Kudos to <I>CNN</I> for
carrying the discussion and to those other cable networks that
broadcast it as well.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Over the years I've continued to remind myself not to gloat
or to prematurely over-generalize. The former is to be unkind and
ill-mannered, the latter is a recognition that politics can and
often does change in a heartbeat. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Even honoring those caveats, it's still very difficult to
draw any other conclusion: Sen. Obama had a disastrous night in Lake
Forest, Calif., while Sen. McCain was as successful as Obama was
ineffective. In my judgment this assessment applies across the board
to virtually every issue Warren inquired about, but most certainly
when it came to abortion. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>But, if you think about it, this was almost
inevitable.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson observed in a column
that appeared in today's <I>Washington Post</I> that "Obama is one
of those rare political figures who seems to grow smaller the closer
we approach him." I'm not sure it's all that rare, but it is
certainly true in the case of Sen. Obama. Having floated on "hope"
for this entire election season, the junior senator from Illinois
faces the unenviable prospect of figuring out what to say once the
bubble bursts.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000 size=2>I
understand Obama's appeal. To borrow from a commercial, his
"charisma can be seen from outer space." But only in the insular
world of the "mainstream media" can a halting, sputtering speaking
style become hallmarks of "authenticity" and "nuance" and
"complexity."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>All this and more was on display Saturday night. But on the
response to Warren's question--"At what point does a baby get human
rights in your view?"--Obama doused his hemming and hawing with what
I assume was supposed to be taken as either irony, humility, or
both.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>"Well, I think that whether you are looking at it from a
theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that
question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade."
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>His numerous defenders have tried every which way to deflect
criticism, but the truth is absurdly simple. Obama's flippant answer
was a real clunker. To borrow a sports metaphor, on the issue of the
utmost moral gravity, Obama punted out of bounds. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>By contrast, McCain's answer to the same question--"At what
point is a baby entitled to human rights?"--was unabashed, direct,
and straightforward: "At the moment of conception." </FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>For emphasis, McCain immediately added, "I have a 25-year
pro-life record in the Congress, in the Senate. And as President of
the United State, I will be a pro-life president and this presidency
will have pro-life policies." To borrow again from football, that
was a 100-yard touchdown run.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>The remainder of Obama's response is very much worth
considering. It combined three qualities.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>First, out-and-out error. "Because the fact is that although
we've had a president who is opposed to abortions the last eight
years, abortions have not gone down." But, as all pro-lifers know,
the number of abortions dropped a stunning<B> 8%</B> between 2000
and 2005.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Second, false profundity/modesty. "One thing that I'm
absolutely convinced of is that there is a moral and ethical element
to this issue," Obama told Warren. "And so I think that anybody who
tries to deny the moral difficulties and gravity of the abortion
issue is not paying attention."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Okay, abortion is a difficult and grave issue, but therefore
what? Therefore Obama follows the pro-abortion line down to every
jot and tittle, including support for partial-birth abortions and a
willingness to neglect infants who survive abortions. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Third, trying to water down the impact of his commitment to
abortion on demand--"I am pro-choice. I believe in <I>Roe versus
Wade</I>"--by telling the audience that he had inserted into the
Democratic platform language about "How do we reduce the number of
abortions?" In fact, when you examine the new language, support for
abortion on demand is more ensconced than ever. [See part two for a
full explanation.]</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>But I would be missing a key component of John McCain's
pro-life position on abortion if I neglected to mention his
understated but beautifully told story of how he and his wife,
Cindy, adopted a daughter from Bangladesh. It was the concreteness
of McCain's responses that was such a stark contrast to Obama's airy
ambiguities.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000
size=2>Last thought: Obama did not challenge Warren when he talked
about there being "40 million abortions." (The figure is actually
closer to 50 million.) That's one of those hugely important facts
that rarely, if ever, gets mentioned in the public
discussion.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT id=role_document face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000 size=2>A
great night not just for Sen. McCain, but more importantly for the
cause of truth. No wonder Sen. Obama is evading one-on-one settings
with Sen. McCain. If I had Obama's record, I would, too.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><B><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><A
href="http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808Part2.html">Part
Two</A> -- </FONT><FONT id=role_document0 face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Democrats Strengthen Support for Abortion While Pretending to
"Compromise"</FONT></B><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><BR><B><A
href="http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808part3.html">Part
Three</A> --</B> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: black">Obama
Cover-up on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Continues to Unravel After
Sen. Obama Says NRLC is "Lying"</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN lang=en-us><A
href="http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808.html">http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Aug08/nv081808.html</A>
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