Early spin cycle

In the first hours after election returns were in, the spin was dizzying. I turned to any sports game on TV to avoid the talking head merry-go-round. It’s going to be there tomorrow. And the weekend news shows. And handicapping the 2010 mid-terms.

Geesh…..didn’t we just get through a nearly unendurable election cycle?

So basically, conservative Republicans won big. The Obama Adminstration moved so far left so fast on so many issues it alarmed a lot of Americans and energized the conservative base. Hence, the Tea Parties and Townhalls over the past half year.

The pro-life movement was swift with reaction.

What do Dede Scozzafava, Creigh Deeds and Gov. Jon Corzine have in common?  All were endorsed by abortion mammoth Planned Parenthood. All three candidates were virulent supporters of abortion rights and opponents of human personhood.
 
“Planned Parenthood is well known for its protection of child predators, overcharging states for birth control and growing abortion business,” said Rita Diller, national director of American Life League’s STOP Planned Parenthood project. “This election shows that an endorsement from Planned Parenthood is the political “kiss of death” – as it was for Deeds, Corzine and Scozzafava.”

The humiliating loss by Scozzafava was a particularly hard blow for Planned Parenthood as she was clearly the “poster child” of Planned Parenthood political candidates. The long-time Planned Parenthood supporter, board member, and Sanger Award winner had such a poor showing she was forced to resign from the campaign the week before the election.

The losses reflect a trend identified by several nationally recognized polls earlier in the year that a majority of Americans consider themselves “pro-life.”

Where you stand on abortion and sanctity of human life is turning out to be a pivotal issue in the political landscape this year.