Foggy Controversies, Empty Protests, and Faux Freedom

That's the title for a post I wrote for the Catholic World Report blog about what the health care mandates and Wall Street protests have in common. Here's an excerpt:

"We've come a long way in women's health over the last few decades, but we are in a war," Sebelius said at a NARAL Pro-Choice America luncheon attended by about 300 people, who gave some of their loudest applause at her mention of the Obama administration's support for requiring insurance plans to cover birth control without copays.

No sane person will or should mistake the Republican Party for the Catholic Church (or vice versa), but Sebelius may as well have taken a shot or two at the Catholic Church, as the Church also has some serious issues with tax dollars funding responsibility-challenged fornication and the killing of innocents. Perhaps that is what she intended to do with this bit of cutting rhetoric:

"Forty percent of unplanned pregnancies end in those women seeking abortions," Sebelius said, then grew sarcastic: "Wouldn't you think that people who want to reduce the number of abortions would champion the cause of widely available, widely affordable contraceptive services? Not so much."

Come to think of it, how could this not be aimed squarely at the Catholic Church? In 2009, then-Gov. Sebelius, you'll recall, made the statement: "My Catholic faith teaches me that all life is sacred, and personally I believe abortion is wrong." Two years later, she is talking "war" against those who publicly opposed abortion. Hmmm. The pattern of such "Catholic" politicians is as obvious as it is disturbing: cave on contraception, then collapse on abortion, then openly criticize the Church and her teachings.

The sad fact is this: once you publicly mock your mother, you'll ingratiate yourself to nearly anyone, as long it suits your immediate, power-hungry needs. Pelosi's record on this account is long, but no need to recount it since she provided a perfect example of this past week when bestowed (in less than 1,200 pages, thankfully) her pontificating blessing on the excitable youth loitering, camping, drumming, and—oh yeah!—protesting on Wall Street: ...

Read the entire post on the CWR blog.