Quote: McCain and Roe v. Wade

Robyn E. Blumner writes that we should take McCain at his word that he is a true conservative. Indeed, in some important areas he is a solid, far-right kind of guy. Blumner wrote yesterday a commentary in the St. Petersburg Times called Why McCain should worry women. In truth, McCain should worry men as well.

She writes, in part:

"You want to know what's coming with a McCain presidency? How about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. I'm not kidding. The latest case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion made it clear that the two newest justices, John Roberts and Samuel Alito, will vote for substantial incursions into abortion rights, if not their outright elimination. It turns out that Roe isn't a "super-duper" precedent after all. It's now hanging by the thread of 87-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens' continued vitality."

She goes on to reproduce part of the exchange I wrote about here that linked to Cristina Page's essay on McCain and reproductive rights.

McCain: Unsure if contraception works?

A great story from Cristina Page at the Huffington Post explains why John McCain is a true social conservative. Among other great tidbits, we hear McCain admit to being stumped when asked whether availability of contraception makes any difference.

Most upsetting is McCain's reliance on Sen. Tom "No I'm Not A Crazy Lunatic" Coburn of Oklahoma for guidance on pregnancy and STI prevention policies. It's difficult to find someone more out there on these issues.