Posted by
Priscilla Lofton on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:55:33 PM
I am so excited over the GOP vice presidential candidate. Even though it has been four days since the announcement, I am still ecstatic. Although I am a John McCain supporter I did not vote for him in the primaries, mostly out of ignorance. The more I learn about him, the more I like him. I have to say his stand on immigration in the past still upsets me but I know that most politicians are out of touch when it comes to the cost of illegal immigration on our communities, schools, etc.. Honestly besides that he seems to be a lot more conservative than I had thought. Just because you do not stand with the Republican Party in all cases does not mean you are not a conservative, I would rather have a true conservative than a true Republican. To get back to the Palin pick, she is practically everything I hoped for. Also I was so worried it was going to be Romney, that basically anybody but him was a definite plus. I am fervently pro-life and to hear that sad about Palin thrills me. Between Obama saying he does not know when life begins, and Pelosi acting as though you can be a staunch Catholic and also pro-choice, it is so refreshing to have a leader who is not afraid to say when life begins, and also walked the walk when it comes to life. Abortion is one of those issues that I believe is about more than just a procedure it is the way you perceive the importance of all life. It is frightening f
for me to hear about all the down syndrome babies now being aborted. You hear all the time "keep your hands off my body" well that is all fine and good, but I think having government subsidized killing is much worse than government sanctioning the protecting and upholding of life. In Oregon now if you are under state medical insurance they will not pay for your cancer treatment if you only have a few years left to live, however they will pay for you to kill yourself. How is abortion any different? They will pay for you to abort your child but they will not help you to raise said child, is that so far off? Once you start toying with the idea some lives are worth protecting and saving others are not, you may turn around and have someone thinking that about you or someone you love. Obama voted not to require doctors to save a child that lives despite a botched abortion. So that baby although alive but not wanted by its mother is not worth saving. Sadly there are many children not "wanted" by their parents, however luckily there are many people that want nothing more than a child. To have both the presidential nominee and the vice presidential nominee to be so clear on this issue is definitely going to bring the party together and get people excited again. There is more to both of them than their pro-life stance which I will discuss further later but right now I am so glad McCain did not give in to those who do not believe all life is sacred.