Ripple effect of Denver debate still being felt

By Dave Andrusko http://twitter.com/daveha By the time you might have a chance to read this final National Right to Life News Today post for Thursday, the debate between pro-abortion Joe Biden and pro-life Paul Ryan may have already started. Either way and regardless of the outcome (as spun by the media), here are a few …

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One day before the Biden/Ryan debate

By Dave Andrusko http://twitter.com/daveha  When even David Letterman says it’s dicey for President Barack Obama to count on Vice President Joe Biden to turn his campaign ship around, you know it’s been a bad week for Mr. Obama. At the same time you can be sure that Paul Ryan will not underestimate a sharp-elbowed man …

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Further reflections on the first presidential debate, a look ahead to the vice presidential debate

By Dave Andrusko http://twitter.com/daveha We won’t know, according to the experts, until this weekend what “bump” (increase in support) pro-life Mitt Romney received for drubbing (the near-universal consensus) pro-abortion President Barack Obama in the first of three presidential debate. A Democratic operative was on Fox News the other night and claimed (a) debates don’t mean …

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Order National Right to Life News’ Election Special Today!!

  By Dave Andrusko Over the decades, National Right to Life News has produced many invaluable editions of “the pro-life newspaper of record.” Near the top we believe are the election issues we produce every four years published in the final weeks leading up to the presidential election. You have a chance to order one …

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Paul Ryan on Obama: “a politician who has never once lifted a hand to defend the most helpless and innocent of all human beings, the child waiting to be born”

By Dave Andrusko Before examining in depth the terrific speech pro-life GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan delivered this morning to the Values Voter Summit, let me set the stage by quoting three of his observations: “In 53 days, we have a choice between two very different ideas about our country – how we were …

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Romney joins Ryan in promise to uphold the sanctity of life

By Dave Andrusko Appearing over the weekend at the Values Voter Summit, pro-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney echoed the sentiments of his pro-life running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, pledging to “uphold the sanctity of life, not abandon it, or ignore it.” In his remarks Mr. Romney also alluded to the infamous Obama mandate that requires …

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Part Three: The Republican National Convention—“Five Takeaways”

By Dave Andrusko Each and every pro-lifer who had a chance to watch the August 28-30 Republican National Convention would come away with a different “Five Takeaways.” Let me know what you think of mine by writing to daveandrusko@gmail.com. 1.This is a strongly, almost monolithically pro-life party, reflected not only in its presidential team of …

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Part Four: The Republican National Convention—Republican Party’s strongly Pro-life Presidential/Vice Presidential team backed by life-affirming platform

By Carol Tobias, National Right to Life President Last night the Republican Party wrapped up two weeks of meetings and a national convention, adopting a strong pro-life platform and nominating for president and vice-president two strong pro-life candidates in Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan. I had the pleasure of attending the hearings for the …

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Ryan’s bold and brilliant speech shows precisely why Gov. Romney chose him

“The truest measure of any society is how it treats those who cannot defend or care for themselves” By Dave Andrusko It didn’t take long in pro-life Paul Ryan’s terrific speech last night to see why pro-life Mitt Romney chose the congressman from Wisconsin to be his running mate. His remarks which palpably energized an …

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Democrats increasingly worried by Ryan’s Impact

By Dave Andrusko In “Ryan’s bold and brilliant speech shows precisely why Gov. Romney chose him,” we took a first look at the impact of the remarks delivered Wednesday night to the Republican National Convention by pro-life Rep. Paul Ryan. But there is much more to say about the response to Ryan’s great speech as …

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Story on CBS News poll both misleading and incomplete

By Dave Andrusko If you read the results of a recent CBS News poll carefully, you will come away with a far different impression (and with much more information) than intended by a story headlined, “Poll: abortion views not a litmus test for most voters.” First, and not mentioned in the story that accompanies the …

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The Republican Party’s Platform on abortion is music to pro-life ears

By Dave Andrusko The entire Republican platform plank on abortion is now posted. If you are a pro-lifer, you should read these sentiments carefully and thankfully. If you are neutral on abortion, reading “The Sanctity and Dignity of Human Life” will be a great awakening. Even if you are pro-abortion, pondering the values espoused would …

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