It isn’t quite that simple. Liberals are more than happy to abort the already-born, for example by deliberately starving them to death, and using other techniques.

Fair enough. I’ll take your word on that. Now explain how these compassionate liberals can tolerate “ripping a baby limb from limb” and “leaving a baby to die in a closet.”

It seems to me there is not a decreasing concern about Alzheimer’s patients and the handicapped, but an ever increasing concern about prevention, early detection, and care for Alzheimer’s patients an an ever expanding concern for the rights of the handicapped.

It also seems to me that concern for the rights of the disabled is more attributable to the evil liberals than to the sainted conservatives. In fact, liberals are so solicitous of the rights and the feelings of the disabled (or the “other abled,” or the “physically challenged”) that conservatives make fun of them.

I suppose you think that a vote for Democrats = a vote for compassion. Where’s the compassion in ripping a baby limb from limb? What about leaving a baby to die in a closet? What’s next, killing Alzheimer’s patients or the handicapped?

If all Catholics had voted for life we would not be in this mess. Don’t try to divert responsibility away. We Catholics should be standing up for life. We should be the leaders in this effort. Don’t give me the argument that Democrats are so caring about all the other issues. Baloney! If you voted for the Democrats you voted for death. Period.

I’m glad to accept the honor. No regrets, no second thoughts. The greatest Republican defeat in 44 years. 79% approval ratings for the President. The political marginalization of the right wing as they now work diligently to make conservativsm smaller and more orthodox. You cannot imagine my joy.

Knuckle,

Looking at the statistics, you can say that about Protestants, too. You can say it about practically everybody. You are singling out Catholic voters merely to demonstrate what a great Catholic you are and how so many others don’t measure up to your standards.

Comparing exit polls from 2004 and 2008 makes the breadth of Barack Obama’s victory clear. Obama received a larger share of the vote than John Kerry among voters of all genders, races, education levels, and income classes, and virtually all religions. The only groups with whom he underperformed Kerry were older (65+) voters, and gay and lesbian voters.

If the same proportion of Catholics that voted for Pres. Bush had voted for McCain we would not now be experiencing Obama’s evil policies. You and other misguided Catholics dropped the ball.

Catholics do not deserve the credit/blame for electing Obama. No single group elected Obama. He got the majority of the popular vote, and he won in the Electoral College. Those who earnestly hope he tries to maximize abortion and euthanize the sick and elderly may enjoy blaming everything Obama does on their fellow Catholics who voted Democratic, but it was the country that elected Obama, not Catholics.

And it seems in this case that he has actually stepped in to prevent contraceptive funding from being included in the stimulus package, but of course that counts for nothing.