Slow Joe Biden Wants the Catholic Bishops Off His Back

With a number of Catholic Church leaders calling their wayward members on the carpet (for instance, Nancy Pelosi), Slow Joe Biden has apparently decided that he doesn't need that kind of trouble right now and has added "life begins at conception" to his ardently pro-abortion stance. Can you say "cognitive dissonance"?

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic nominee for vice president, departed Sunday from party doctrine on abortion rights, declaring that as a Catholic, he believes life begins at conception.

While Mr. Biden’s views may not be new to Democrats in his circle, his comments, in an interview on “Meet the Press” on NBC, came at a time when his party is confronted with a new face: Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, whose anti-abortion stance and decision to give birth just five months ago to a baby with Down syndrome have revved up the conservative base of her party.

In the interview Sunday, Mr. Biden tried to walk the line between the staunch abortion-rights advocates in his party and his own religious beliefs. While he said he did not often talk about his faith, he said of those who disagree with him: “They believe in their faith and they believe in human life, and they have differing views as to when life — I’m prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception.”

So, if life begins at conception, how can he possibly justify his perfect ratings with the NARAL and NAG crowd? Willful taking of life is generally called "murder".

Slow Joe is a confused man.