Over the Counter, Under the Rug

Earl, of Times Against Humanity, addresses the (perhaps fleeting) victory of efforts against making the "morning-after pill" over the counter. The campaign against the drug could do with a stronger nickname for it — the "quick-kill pill" or the "baby-under-the-rug pill," perhaps. As Earl notes, would-be Catholic president John Kerry, in keeping with his tendency to drop everything to fly across the country and vote on behalf of the abortion lobby, was quick with a statement:

The decision was immediately attacked by a spokesman for CINO presidential contender John F. Kerry, who, unlike AmChurch bureaucrats, is quick to act when the lives of unborn babies are on the line—albeit in the wrong direction.

By overruling a recommendation by an independent FDA review board, the White House is putting its own political interests ahead of sound medical policies that have broad support. This White House is more interested in appealing to its electoral base than it is in protecting women's health.

Translation from Kerryspeak: President Bush's White House is more pro-life than John Kerry's would be. Tell us something we don't already know, John!

What strikes me is Kerry's implicit suggestion that, far from being incorrect, President Bush's base simply doesn't count. To wit, how could a group be a "base" if it isn't sufficient to constitute "broad support"? Some people have complained that President Bush doesn't adequately represent small minorities. John Kerry, apparently, wouldn't believe himself to be a representative of a much larger cut of the population.