Planned Parenthood Abortions Going Up, Trump Numbers Down



Christian sites keep reporting on the rise in abortions. Those of us who comment on these sites point out that all the money going to anti-abortion groups and to politicians like Trump who say they working to end abortions is wasted. While Christian sites have staff that do investigative reporting, I've never seen an article that talks about the total amount donated and that it has accomplished nothing.

I would think liberal politicians in liberal states might score political points by bashing these unproductive anti-abortion groups. Perhaps some of this will play out in the upcoming midterm elections.

As Trump falls into deeper holes of mistakes, it is a good time to remember how much chest beating there was from anti-abortion about his election. "He would not be in office were it not for us" was repeated often. Now, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, an anti-abortion group, grapples in his weekly column for something good to say about Trump.

All of us who follow politics wonder how Trump will extricate himself from Iran. The often repeated thing, "He will declare victory and leave" does not seem an option. Everyone, press and Iran itself, anticipated he would try this and blocked the door. The press keeps reporting Iran's attacks, the shipping lane remains blocked, the uranium remains in Iran's bunker and prices of many prices remain high. 

Vance and Kirshner are in negotiations with Iran. Their unspoked request of Iran is, "Please give us something to claim as a victory." 

Some pundits are predicting Trump will not finish his term. I predict Vance will finish the Presidency with, "I am a conservative but I never really liked Trump."   


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