A pro life voter who Attempts to justify a vote for Obama is rationalizing.

We live in a splendid Constitutional Democratic Republic. It allows everyone to vote as he/she sees fit. I support your right to vote for whomever you choose. A majority voted for Obama, and I expect that the voters agreed with his beliefs and policies. For those who really do believe as he does, their vote was consistent with their beliefs and I say "Right on". That's the way the system works. But some, including amcclinton, claim that their beliefs are else-wise, but they voted for him, anyway. To them, I say: "If you think that you are truly a conservative and disagree with Obama's position on abortion, then by what process of self deception are you able to justify this?" For pro-choice liberals who voted against Obama, I have a request for you: tell me your reasoning in a comment. You said: "It would appear as if you are making the claim that Republican and Christian are synonymous and a professed Christian is the same as a proven Christian." No, I'm not saying that! Unless proven differently, Keyes is a professed conservative, Christian, who is consistent in his actions. Obama, is a professed Christian, who demonstrates his absolute disregard for human life. He goes to the extreme – even past NARAL, NOW, and Planned Parenthood - in promoting a practice that no practicing Christian would condone. Pro-life proponents maintain that it is never justified to murder. You said: " However, pro-choice advocates like to pull at heart strings also by asserting the necessity of abortion in cases of incest, rape and the threatened life of a young mother." No, I was not arguing "extremity" My point was that there is no 'CHOICE' wiggle room for Obama. With him, it is beyond CHOICE. A baby lying in a utility room, unclothed and unattended, is not a threat to his mother's health. You said: "If I had voting rights in those countries, you better believe I'd be exercising that right to vote until all those atrocities are changed." So,you'd vote to end atrocities in other countries, but not this one. I think, I finally get it! Here are a few statistics that should be somewhat shocking to us. This is what our laws have accomplished so far against the war on rape related crimes: (http://www.rainn.org......) And here is another viewpoint: http://www.angryharry.com... In any case, it seems to me that your suggestion is that there would be little/no difference in the incidence of rape, if there were no laws against it. I am almost so much against rape as I am against murder, and I'm for laws against both. You said: "Lastly, you claim I had to choose between the two candidates." Wrong, ace. YOU said that you had to choose between two (presidential) candidates. You said that you had to choose between a "Pro-choice Dem and a Pro-war Repub". I maintained that you had set up a "False Choice". In conclusion, it appears that (for you, at least), that one will jump through hoops in defense of the indefensible. I would speculate that very few, if any, pro-abortion/choice advocates voted for Alan Keyes. They don't need to justify their vote. They voted, consistent with their views. That is Democratic-Republicanism as it is meant to work. Fifty-four percent of Catholics and 49% of other Christians voted for Obama. "Well you see Lord, it's like this: even though Obama is overtly Pro-abortion, and there were Pro-life alternatives, I voted for Obama, because a thrill ran up my leg. You, do understand, don't you? WHAT! YOU DON'T?" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." Ace, Thank you for the honor of sharing your first debate with me.