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democratic leadership rethinking abortion

one of the top stories in the la times today is about how democratic leadershship is re-thinking its position on abortion. according to the article this issue is surfacing due to the contest between tim roemer and howard dean for the head of the democratic national committe.

tim roemer, a reported abortion foe feels strongly that the party needs to have a more tolerate view "on one of society's greatest emotional conflicts." he has the backing of the two leading democrats, the minority house leader, nancy pelosi of california and the incoming senate democratic leader harry reid of nevada. while nancy herself is staunchly pro-choice, she has a big tent philosophy to politics.

according to the times, "If Roemer were to succeed Terry McAuliffe as Democratice chairman in the Feb. 10 vote, the party long viewed as the guardain of abortion rights would suddenly have two antiabortion advocates at its helm."

it seems there are some very interesting things going on in the democratic party. after losing this past election to president bush in a climate where there was a lot of anti-bush sentiment, it seems as if some are recognizing that bush had done the best job at presenting himself as having the "upper moral hand" in a number of social issues. certainly george doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to his stance on abortion or gay marriage. and it seems like the heartland of america considers these two as some of the primary moral issues we face.

now while these issues are vital to varying degrees, i believe that we also have many other vital moral issues on the plate, that jim wallis at sojourners and many other Christ followers have brought to the forefront. if you haven't ever had the chance to check out the sojourners site, take some time to do so. tell me what you think. i don't have the time to go into more now, but will so at a later date.

posted by J.R. Woodward @ 10:40 AM