Sunday, April 25, 2004

National Review Online has been writing about the PA U.S. Senate race, describing Republican incumbent Specter as too liberal (!). The zealousness of the hardcore right-wing of the GOP has managed to once again show they are quite adept at eating their own. Not satisfied with having a senior Senator to wield some clout for constituents, NRO has labeled Specter as the "worst Republican senator." Paul Kengor has written an article about how the state race comes down to the abortion issue, however curiously nowhere in his piece does he make any comment concerning Bush's endorsement of Specter. Instead, he discusses at length Reagan's strong fortitude on the topic, even going so far as to state, "abortion was a moral issue on which he (Reagan) refused to compromise as president." And yet Kengor also states, "Ronald Reagan, the man whom George W. Bush most resembles politically." Really? But I thought George W. has endorsed Specter, the pro-choice candidate...? Way to draw that moral line in the sand G.W.! How can Kengor get this so fundamentally wrong?! Far-right anti-abortion Republicans should be just as outraged at Bush as they are with Arlen, no? Simple logic once again escapes them.

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