How will you vote in 2008?

[MrMerlin777]

I too must agree with Spurgeon on this one.

Neither.....

 

[blhowes]

The cynic in me tends to think that the Republicans (with some exceptions of course) don't want the abortion issue to go away because it's an effective wedge issue to get out the vote.

The one-upon-a-time-youthful-idealism in me tends to hope there are some Republicans (or Democrats, for that matter) running for office that actually want to change the abortion laws of the land.

What has really been accomplished in the past 33 years of electing "pro-life" Republican candidates? Not much, in my opinion. Not even a ban on partial birth abortion.

Nothing, in my opinion. I usually enjoy the debates, etc., and all that leads up to the election of the president of the US, but I'm really not looking forward to it this time. Who will be the first to say, "Personally, I'm against abortion, but..." or who will we see carrying their Bible under their arm as they're leaving church?

I'm seriously considering voting for a 3rd party candidate that really wants to change the abortion laws. I doubt one could be elected, but I'd love to admit someday that I had wasted my vote on a non-electable 3rd party candidate, and that the republican/democratic that was elected actually did something to change the laws of the land.