How Many Lives Is Obama Worth?

As my final pre-election post, I’d like to ask anyone supporting Obama–who wants to use your tax money to pay abortionists to kill babies–a simple question: how many innocents would you willingly see murdered in order to see his policies implemented? While I disagree with Obama on most major policy issues, I can understand that others may reasonably see it differently. Maybe you think his health care plan is superior to McCain’s. Perhaps you’re convinced that he’ll have a more effective environmental policy. Maybe you’re just sick of Bush and (correctly) think the Republicans showed they didn’t deserve to be in power (although Republican unworthiness does not Democratic worthiness endow). Let’s assume that you’re right, and Obama’s policies actually will do what they’re supposed to without creating many harmful consequences. I ask again, how many lives would that be worth? If your answer is less than “millions and millions,” then please vote against Obama and for McCain.

The facts about Obama being the most pro-abortion presidential contender in history are out in the open, though not often mentioned in the media. In the very best case scenario–a single term where Obama replaces only liberal Supreme Court justices and a Republican successor is able to undo all of his pro-abortion policies–Obama’s presidency would “merely” lead to the deaths of a few million extra unborn babies compared to a McCain presidency. In the worst case–Obama replaces conservative Supreme Court justices and keeps abortion completely unrestricted for another generation–well, let’s just say we’d be talking multiple Holocausts worth of difference. So if your number wasn’t in the “2 to 20 million” range, vote against Obama.

Of course, some may object to this, saying that it makes us single issue voters. Well, I’m certainly not voting against Obama solely because of abortion (here’s a good list of reasons), but I think the issue is sufficient to disqualify him. If you don’t agree, let me ask you this: if I subbed in some other minority that historically has been unpopular and powerless (e.g. Jews, blacks, the mentally or physically disabled), would it be different? Of course. Nobody would vote for an anti-black candidate saying, “Well, I don’t like his pro-lynching policy, but I do think his health care plan is better than the civil rights candidate’s.” The aforementioned minorities deserve the protection of the law not because the majority sees them as useful but rather for the simple fact that they are made in the image of God. Likewise unborn children–human beings made in the image of God–must be protected.

Biblically, the first job of the government is to protect the innocent and punish evildoers, not to provide health care and try to “spread the wealth around.” A vote for McCain is a vote for someone who’s got some good ideas, is well-meaning but wrong on other things, and, all things considered, probably won’t be the world’s greatest President. He will, however, be one who tries to fulfill the basic biblical requirement of protecting the innocent and punishing evildoers. A vote for Obama is a vote for someone who flips God’s commands for governing on their head–punishing the innocent and rewarding (with your tax money) evildoers and murderers. For this reason, first among many others, I urge you to vote for McCain tomorrow.

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