National Pro-Life Group Commits Suicide

The National Right to Life Committee has apparently decided to endorse the “Wesley Clark of 2008″ Fred Thompson, a candidate that has undeniably underwhelmed at every level since his entry into the race. With falling poll numbers and dim prospects, Fred Thompson’s less than stellar performance is indicative of how he will perform against Hillary Clinton. This new development makes it appear as if the NRLC wants conservatives to lose. After all, if we actually do win the abortion war, then the NRLC staff wouldn’t have jobs and worst of all, they might cease to be “insiders”…

If they actually wanted to win, the smart thing would be to go with a candidate who has risen at one point to third in National Polls, second in Iowa, double digits in New Hampshire and fourth in Florida without spending 60 million like Romney, 90% name recognition like Giuliani and McCain, or a political elite cajoling and forcing him to enter the race like Fred Thompson. Mike Huckabee is that candidate and his ability to overcome these odds proves he is the strongest candidate and best articulator of our values. He is the ONLY candidate who can unite our country and our only chance at beating Hillary Clinton. It’s too bad our Christian ‘leaders’ let this opportunity slip through our fingers, just because we doubted “one of our own”…

I got into politics because I believed that there were certain values worth fighting for. As I noted in a blog post yesterday, my heart couldn’t be more broken.

Below I examine Fred Thompson’s less than perfect record on abortion…

“My record is clear. 100% Pro-life voting record over 8 years at the national level. The proof is in the pudding there. Go back and look at all that record. My whole life I’ve said Roe V. Wade was wrongfully decided. I’ve been pro-life all my career and always will be.” – Fred Thompson

We accepted the Senator’s challenge and went back and reviewed his record.

Senator Fred Thompson does not have a 100% pro-life voting record in the United States Senate. This is a blatant lie. Let’s take a look at the ratings from the National Right to Life Committee.

2001-2002
Fred Thompson: 33% Bill Frist: 100%

1999-2000
Fred Thompson: 77% Bill Frist: 100%

1997-1998
Fred Thompson: 86% Bill Frist: 100%

His ratings from 1995-1996 were not readily available. Now, Fred’s supporters will argue that these low ratings from the National Right to Life Committee have to do with his strong support for the Mccain-Feingold legislation (which Huckabee opposes). While true, these ratings are given by the National Right to Life Committee and based on the issues most important to the pro-life community. Few pieces of legislation could have been more devastating to the long-term strength of the pro-life movement than McCain-Feingold. If one accepts the premise that the NRLC is not a good judge of pro-life candidates, let us not forget these parts of Thompson’s “100% pro-life record”.

• Fred Thompson opposed and opposes the Republican Party Platform regarding abortion and a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution
• Fred Thompson lobbied on behalf of abortion advocates

For Fred Thompson to say he has a 100% Pro-life record is absolutely false. Senator, the proof is in the pudding…