Howard the Donkey Has An Abortion Problem

It is well known that abortion is practically a sacrament to the Democratic Party, and DNC chief Howard the Donkey is risking the support of his pro-abortion backers:

Democrats need to reach out to voters who oppose abortion rights and promote candidates who share that view, the head of the party said Friday.

Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told a group of college Democrats that their party has to change its approach in the debate over abortion.

"I think we need to talk about this issue differently," said Dean. "The Republicans have painted us as a pro-abortion party. I don't know anybody in America who is pro-abortion."

Oh really? How about NARAL, or NOW, or Planned Parenthood, or the Feminist Majority, or any one of dozens of other liberal activist groups. They're all pro-abortion, and practically mourn every live birth as a lost opportunity.

Howard has a little problem in Pennsylvania. Both candidates for Senate in 2006 are pro-life, but somehow Howard has to make it look like the Democrat's stand is principled, while the GOP stand is anti-choice. What??

He discussed the abortion debate after a student questioned why the party was supporting Bob Casey Jr., a Pennsylvania Democrat challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum.

The chairman tried to draw a distinction between Casey and Santorum, even though both men oppose abortion rights.

"You have to respect people's positions of conscience," said Dean. "I think Bob Casey's position is a position of conscience."

Dean, a former Planned Parenthood board member, said the difference between his party and Republicans is that "we believe a woman has a right to make up their own mind and they believe (House Majority Leader) Tom DeLay should make it up and Rick Santorum should make it up for them."

John Brabender, a consultant to Santorum's re-election campaign, said Dean's distinctions were meaningless. "It makes absolutely no sense for Howard Dean to attack Rick Santorum unless he's also attacking Bobby Casey," he said.

DeLay spokesman Kevin Madden said, "Howard Dean's rants are a perfect example of why the American people have lost faith in the national Democratic party."

Thank you, Howard, you've now given de facto approval to Judge John Roberts who, as a Catholic, likely also holds a "position of conscience" regarding abortion. By your own words, I expect you to respect his pro-life position.

Of course Howard won't do that, because he's already committed enough heresy against the pro-abortion crowd that he'll be spending a great deal of time apologizing and groveling to various lefty leaders in order to maintain his funding.