February 22, 2012
In this morning's Washington Post, Melinda Henneberger looks at the shifting sands in the contraception debate and how that debate is being put to good fundraising use by the Democrats and women's groups. There is this strange symbiotic relationship that has developed between pro-choice and pro-life groups and you can see it on the cable shows and in the fundraising appeals. Most voters are focused on jobs and the economy. Most candidates, especially the Republicans, desperately want to talk about anything but contraception. But, they have no one to blame but themselves for te narrative that has emerged and the USCCB must tread carefully lest it appear to be over-playing its hand and tying its wagon to any particular partisan horse.
