I don't really write diaries, since somebody else usually says what I want to say anyway, but something has been bugging me and I haven't noticed it discussed yet. Forgive me if I'm mistaken. While there's been all sorts of talk about Sarah Palin and her family, both critically from folks like us and gushing praise from scary folks at the RNC, for some reason the topic increasingly swings back to abortion. And here is part of the problem:
I've heard Palin say that she and her husband are proud of her daughter's decision to have her baby. I also just saw some right-wing minister on MSNBC praise Palin's choice to have her baby, even though it had Downe's Syndrome. So, whatever--that's fine. But, has it occurred to them at all what they are actually saying?
Why should Sarah Palin be proud of her daughter's decision? Why'd she even let her make a decision? Bristol isn't supposed to have options, right? What kind of parent is she?
How could Sarah Palin have really "chosen" to keep her zygote? Stick to your principles, folks!
If you're choosing to keep your baby, doesn't that figure into the whole concept of "pro-choice?" Why won't Sarah Palin proudly declare that she if forcing her daughter to have a baby?
Sorry, I must go. The kid we chose to have is shouting at me upstairs.