Let it all hang out

On Meet The Press today, Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska was asked if he supported Herschel Walker, given all that's been in the news about him lately. His response ... "I sure do". Why?

1) Because he likes Walker's policies ... I guess he means Walker's policy of banning abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or saving the mother's life. By that ploicy, Walker himself is a defacto murderer, but that's ok, ....

2) And because Walker probably didn't do what's alleged, and if he did, well we all make mistakes and Jesus has forgiven him (can we see that get-out-of-jail-free card?), and because Walker has been honest about all of this (another lie) and we should all be candid and honest!

3) At which point, the Congressman went on to tell a bald-faced lie himself about Walker's opponent, Senator Warnock. He stated (at least twice) that Warnock wants abortion "on demand up until birth of the fetus". This is a commone lie about Democrats by Republicans. Roe and the proposed Women's Health Protection Act both allow/ed abortion up to the point of viability ... the point when a fetus can survive outside the womb with medical care ... which is from week 24 of the pregnancy, not week 40 (birth). If you don't believe me, read Roe, read the WHPA, which can be found online.

At this point in the interview, I had to stop watching because seeing people lie their asses off makes me feel kind of sick.

But meanwhile, Herschel Walker is raking in the political donations as his abortion-themed faux pas gets ever more sticky. The Republican politicians who are running him and the base that wants to vote for him are happy as clams with their choice. He's perfect for them: totally lacking both a moral compass and a brain.

What's interesting is how blasé the pro-life Republicans feel about their hypocrisy being made public. They actually don't give a poop abou eggs/zygotes/fetuses. They actually don't give a poop about their presented version of God. And they don't seem to care that the rest of the country now sees that this is really all about power, especially power over those who want women to have equal opportunities with men.

“I don’t care if Herschel Walker paid to abort endangered baby eagles. I want control of the Senate,” former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch said on her radio program, adding that “winning is a virtue.” - The baffling defense of Herschel Walker

This is what the pro-life movement has always been about, from the domestic terrorists of Operation Rescue, to the cynical Republican politicians, to the pope who sees women as brood mares. I'm glad they are finally just letting it all hang out. Maybe Democrats will finally stop feeling guilty about defeating them.