My, they just don't get it??

Yesterday the United States Senate voted against the Nelson/Hatch/Casey ammendment that would have put restrictions in the health care bill regarding federal funding for abortions. The ammendment was truly bipartisan. But the Democrats made sure the ammendment failed and the voices that raised concerns that the earlier victory in the House, vis-a-vis the Stupak ammendment, would soon be watered down are proving to be prophetic.

But here is the most disturbing part and almost inexplicable. It truly makes me want to ask the question, why do they not get it? 15 Catholic Senators voted to basically open the door to further expansion of abortion. Catholic Senators! I wonder if they even realized that there vote came on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; a truly pro-life feast day.

I guess none of us should be surprised. This list of shame has let down real Catholic teaching on life many times before. And before you get too excited, at least in 1 case, the Senator is a Republican. But the other 14 are indeed Democrats including my own home state of Louisiana. Mary Landrieu has often been a little more conservative than other Dems. By no means does she have a pro-life record but she did express intention to support this ammendment. But politics is all games and trade-offs, and she must have gotten something for her unexpected shift. And of course I acknowledge that some believe that Landrieu isn't really Catholic anymore?

Here is the list of our Catholic Senators who publicly declare there rejection of authentic Catholic teaching:

Begich D-AK
Cantwell D-WA
Collins R- ME
Dodd D-CT
Durbin D-IL
Gillibrand D-NY
Harkin D-IA
Kerry D-MA
Landrieu D-LA
Leahy D-VT
McCaskill D-MO
Menedez D-NJ
Mikulski D-MD
Murray D-WA
Reed D-RI

So let's keep praying for hearts to change and abortion to be properly regarded as the murder of innocent life. And let's remember these Senator's by name and any other politican that remains steadfast in promoting a culture of death. Then vote them out.

May God have mercy on this nation!