Hoopla and Reality Again

1. Amid all the media hoopla over "The Historic First Week" (cue the drum roll and swelling string music), philosopher Michael Novak has a less sanguine impression.

2. We keep hearing that the new Administration wants to reduce abortions. Of course, their preferred method -- promoting contraception and abortion -- is a scam that will only lead to more abortions, since the contraceptive mentality sees abortion as the back-up method. On the other hand, if they're actually serious about reducing abortions, the Pregnant Women Support Act is a good place to start.

3. In case anyone is looking for a concise summary of the 100% pro-"gay" President's support for same-sex "marriage", the new website MoralAccountability.com has the goods. Forget about the amorphous rhetoric that everyone can agree with, look at the actual record of what the man has said and done, what he says he will do, and what his people are committed to doing.

4. The appointees of the 100% anti-life President are so committed to promoting abortion (and having us pay for it) that they can't find the time to read the relevant Supreme Court cases. Here's a nominee for Deputy Secretary of State opining that the Mexico City Policy would be unconstitutional if it dealt with domestic institutions, despite the fact that the Court rejected that argument 18 years ago. Who cares what the law says when you have ideology on your side?

5. Well, maybe those condoms aren't as stimulating as Nancy thought they were. Now it appears that funding for contraception may be removed from the "economic stimulus" package. That still doesn’t erase the ongoing scandal of the unspeakable Speaker (see CCC 2484-87). Paging Archbishop Niederauer?

6. Vice President Biden (sorry, I can't say that without chuckling) has said that he will not be a "deputy President". Whew.

7. Richard Doerflinger of the USCCB was given a very nice award the other day. Nobody more deserving.

8. A nice article on Msgr. William Smith. Please pray for the repose of his soul, and that God may raise up more priests like him. I'll blog on him later today.