No one else is saying it. I have no idea why. Sometimes it seems like I'm the only genius around. Well, I'm going to break ranks and suggest what somebody who actually has power should have DONE a long time ago!

As some of you may know, the U.S. Senate is about to vote to confirm Judge Samuel Alito. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send his confirmation to the floor for a vote by the full Senate. And we should all be honest with ourselves why the vote was split this way - abortion. The Democrats HAD to vote against Alito because he may very well find no Consitutional grounds for allowing abortions. The Republicans HAD to vote FOR Alito for the same reason.

See, no matter what else the man said or what his views were on other issues, or how he answered questions, the votes were basically going to be split. This is simply an example of what goes on in the larger body politic - pandering to the base on the abortion issue.

My suggestion is that Democrats give up the ghost on this one. Its time to stop opposing restrictions to Roe v Wade. In fact, Democrats should simply stop opposing ALL effort to restrict and outlaw abortion. This makes sense for so many reasons that it should be obvious. But I'll spell it out a little.

Most Americans do not want to make abortion illegal. They only want to restrict abortion in certain cases, particularly when the fetus is viable. Only the very religious oppose abortion in all cases. But because of their fervent disapproval of abortion, there is a politicized evangelical movement which is capable of raising tons of cash, and turns out on election day. Make no mistake, this movement is fueled entirely by abortion. Things like gay rights and the other cultural issues are mere appetizers for the main abortion course.

Democrats have a radical base that wants to abort actual babies. These people are a big part of the base. What I'm saying here is that Democrats should cast these people into the ocean by ceasing to oppose restrictions to abortion. They shouldn't switch over to the anti-abortion position. Rather, they should simply stop fighting. In time, it will become nearly impossible to get an abortion. The evangelicals will give their thanks to God every Sunday, erect large memorials to the aborted and generally lose their purpose in politics.

Meanwhile, Democrats will be on the popular side of this issue with a good majority of Americans wishing to ease restrictions. The entire impetus for political action will have switched sides. Democrats won't need to worry about that small group of disaffected abortion fans that feel betrayed by the Democrats. Between the loss of the force of the evangelicals and the voters who want their abortions back, those old "pro-choice" people will be irrelevant.

Do you think this is giving up principles? Maybe, but so what?! Have any of you seen what these elected officials do once they win office on the backs of evangelical voters. They wreak havoc in every area of public life EXCEPT abortion. Yes, abortion is perfectly legal. President Bush isn't even trying to outlaw it. It isn't a priority in Congress either. See, the Republicans are smart. They want to keep the issue out there for the exact reason that I'm talking about here.

What Democrats are doing by opposing abortion restrictions is allowing the country to turn into a impoverished piece of shit imperial state that is hated by the world. It isn't worth it. Abortion shouldn't be THAT important. No one is going to be paying $1400 gas bills and going without their medication while thinking "At least abortion is still legal. Thank you Democrats!".