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November 29, 2008
The financial crisis -- like abortion?
After our traditional family Thanksgiving meal, the talk turned as it inevitably does to politics. Two of my female relatives said they supported John McCain because of Barack Obama’s pro-choice position.
I cringed, because my wife is a hard-wired, pro-choice Democrat. But she was great. She said, “Barack Obama is not FOR abortion. Nobody likes abortion.” And that was it. Family harmony was preserved.
On the drive home, her response got me to thinking about the issue of abortion compared to the financial bailout. I’m beside myself with the notion of giving the financial services pirates a free pass — impunity from the greedy and irresponsible decisions they’ve made.
But I’m resigned to the notion that if we don’t bail them out, the consequence would be worse.
That’s how I feel about abortion. I don’t rejoice that we have it, but it’s better than making it illegal, and relegating it to back alleys and butchers, the way it was before Roe v. Wade. Nobody’s FOR it, but the alternative might be worse.
Posted Nov 29 2008 @ 03:20 PM