Caroline :

...there is a possibility he changed his political standing on abortion since then...

There is the possibility, yes, but his voting record, policies, nominations, appointees, and proposals do not support that conclusion. Obama is extremely pro-abortion. Not just pro-choice. Pro-abortion.

He tried to fast track FOCA (thankfully it didn't pass). He requested that the Dornan amendment be overturned. It was. And you needed to read just four words farther on the Wikipedia article about the Mexico City Policy. The part that said, "non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive federal funding."

No apology necessary. I took no offense to what you said. I'm sorry if I came off defensive. I'm pretty passionate about this topic and forget to be polite sometimes. I was just making another valid point.

While I agree statistics are unreliable, you have to admit that 71% is a pretty fantastic margin. I don't think a company as reputable as Zogby would allow for a >21% margin of error.

As far as me drawing conclusions from an incomplete picture, did you read the article I linked to describing the health care plans? It's pretty clear to me from that article that abortion is absolutely a part of the proposed plans.

If anything, I hope that I portray sensibility and openness as a pro-lifer. I'm open to what you or anyone else has to say on the subject, and I try to respond with respect. After all, I give you props for openly disagreeing with me. I usually struggle with that myself and (unfortunately) tend to hold resentment against a person I disagree with rather than talking it out with them.

I can agree to disagree. But I really prefer to clear up any misunderstandings before that point (I know - I'm a stickler). As a survivor of the worst holocaust humanity has ever known, I feel that I have a duty to try to protect those still in danger.

And I realize that this is your blog. Which is why I mentioned that for pro-choice people reading your blog, there isn't as much concern for them in this regard. If I offended you with that, I apologize, since it wasn't my intention, but it IS a valid point.

Frankly, statistics are unreliable (all statistics, not just ones I disagree with; that is not what I'm insinuating). I know I wasn't included in the poll. You probably weren't, either.

You are of course free to believe what you want, as am I. I think we should probably just agree to disagree on the subject.

I realize not everyone agrees with me, but that's why this is my blog. Also, you might have noticed the statistic at the bottom of the article. 71% of the country agrees with me: there should be no government-funded abortion.

And Canada's doing pretty well with its government-run health care, just sayin'.