NO CHOICE!

Okay, okay. So yesterday John McCain picked Sarah Palin to run with him on the Republican presidential ticket. Many pundits hazard the guess that he made this extraordinary choice in the hope of drawing off many disaffected Hillary Clinton voters.

Right. Whatever. Which would make the man seriously delusional. Then again, the Republicans never give much thought to the issues. They figure, “Hell, one woman’s as good as another.”

I constantly hear how Palin will appeal to the female vote because she’s Pro-Life. Wha . . ? This makes her interchangeable with Clinton? Someone better tell Hillary.

Anyway, that term has always set my teeth on edge. Pro-Life. As though people who believe in a woman’s right to choose is Pro-Death. C’mon!

To me the issue of abortion has never been one of life versus death. The issue has always been one of a person’s right to choose. To me this is an inalienable right.

To me the issue of abortion is best defined as a conflict between Pro-Choice and No-Choice. I don’t believe any woman makes the choice to have an abortion casually. And believing that a woman has a right to choose is definitely not an endorsement of abortion.

But I believe in the right of a person to choose. That is really the American way. Any government which seeks to take away a person’s right to choose is simply a tyranny.

Also, it always puzzles me a little that those who characterize themselves as “Pro-Life” are often fervent advocates of the death sentence and war.

Why?

Because they really don’t give a damn about life. They just don’t trust people to choose for themselves.

Like most Republicans they simply want to regulate the behavior of individuals, and de-regulate the behavior of corporate entities so that can make obscene amounts of money while the rest us slide into poverty.

Makes me mad! Grrrr!