Sed Contra Deal W. Hudson Gore s Catholic Strategy Vice President Gore had the opportunity to address the Catholic Press Association at its May convention in Baltimore, Maryland. He decided not to at the last minute, but I couldn t help thinking about what he might have said. During the primary, you and Sen. Bradley argued about which of you was more pro-abortion.
Catholics don t really care about the abortion issue.
Most of them voted for President Clinton after he vetoed the ban on partial-birth abortion. Your bishops talk in general about the issue, but we politicians don t have to worry much about them criticizing us by name. The only guy who has gotten in trouble is a Republican, Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania. Only pro-life extremists really care about the issue, and the media will keep them out of sight. You consistently condemned choice in education while your own children attended private religious schools.