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--- Friday, January 23, 2004
Clark's Straight Talk
"Ludicrous" is the best description of the Democratic presidential long-shots. If you need a case in point, just go watch once more Howard Dean's insane outburst after his Iowa loss. Yikes. It's one thing to give an emotional shout to pump up your supporters after a big victory. But after a devastating loss? It just looks delusional.
But even topping that, in my opinion, is Gen. Wesley Clark's pandering to homosexual activists by giving an interview to the homosexual magazine "The Advocate." Aside from wanting to repeal the better part of Clinton's policy for homosexuals in the military, Clark offers one of the wackiest statements I've ever seen: "Marriage is a term of art." Apparently, Clark believes that it's a form of art that can be defined by state governments, but at least we know where he stands. It is appalling, however, that Clark would appreciate so little the value of marriage, that he would completely strip it of all meaning.
A Grim Anniversary
Being out of town yesterday, I didn't get a chance to comment on the 31st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision (a day now labeled by pro-lifers as "Sanctity of Human Life Day"). Amidst Democratic campaign debates and news, it was possible to find some coverage of pro-abortion and pro-life events. What blows me away is to see big, organized celebrations to "keep abortion legal." Even with the misguided notion that this issue is about a woman's "choice," is this really a day to be throwing huge parties? Pro-abortion groups occasionally claim to acknowledge that abortion is bad -- it's just having the choice that is good. Yet when these same groups vilify congressmen and the President who have banned such a gruesome act as partial-birth abortion, it seems that the line is pretty blurred.
Even Roe v. Wade supporters should see every single abortion as a tragedy. After all, Planned Parenthood and such groups would surely agree that many abortions occur from mothers who are struggling financially, have become pregnant as a teenager, were raped, or are supposedly in health danger from their babies. These are hardly things to celebrate. And many studies have shown the emotional turmoil shared by mothers who abort their babies. Pro-abortion groups claim to be the side that truly cares about women, so why don't they acknowledge the somber factors involved in a woman's "choice" to have an abortion. It's really disturbing that they would take this even and have joyful celebration of the culture of death they've helped create.
--- Tuesday, January 20, 2004
State of Unions
I've been watching the President's speech. Most of it has been a pretty well constructed way to define his presidency. There have been some surprisingly bold spots, especially on the war on Iraq. Without going into too many specific criticisms, Bush strongly rebuked those who failed to stand behind him and the troops.
He also emphasized the need to keep family values strong in America, but he only paid slight homage to keeping the sanctity of marriage. However, he did call out the "activist judges" who have hijacked marriage in Massachusetts and elsewhere. And he seemed to indicate his support for a constitutional amendment.
All in all, not an exceptional speech, but appropriately abbreviated -- the President mostly managed to keep from digging that hole I'd feared.
--- Monday, January 19, 2004
State of the Presidency
So, in case you've been cut off from media civilization lately, tomorrow is a pretty big day in the political world. In Iowa, the Democrat presidential wannabes will find out who came out on top in the first major contest of the election season. Despite Howard Dean and Wesley Clark grabbing most of the spotlight, I've thought all along that Richard Gephardt and John Edwards were more likely to survive the brutal ballot battle. Dean and Clark (the latter of which isn't competing in the Iowa Caucuses) don't have any kind of real credentials to convince people of their aptitude to be in the White House. Granted, I'm not suggesting that any of the other candidates do, either, but Gephardt and Edwards (and to some extent Joe Lieberman, though his campaign has been on life support lately) seem more likely to appeal to a broad audience, if they can get enough TV face time.
And back in Washington, tomorrow night President Bush will stand before Congress and give his State of the Union address. Frankly, the Prez (or his speechwriters) has quite a challenge in getting every word just right in the speech tomorrow. The past few months have seen some policies squeeze through Capitol Hill that have even a lot of conservatives a bit squeamish. It seems that Bush also is under the impression that he needs to defend the war against Iraq, though I fear he's going to dig a hole if he tries too hard -- the war was the right and necessary thing to do for our national security and for the people in Iraq and the Middle East. However much the liberal media and Howard Dean may whine, we have nothing to apologize for in taking out Saddam Hussein's regime. But on the homefront, Medicare and immigration policy have left a bitter taste in many mouths, including of the President's supporters. Congress is spending way too much (and the President asking for too much at times), and the Prez needs to set a course to keep the government limited and the nation secure.
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