Can Giuliani overcome abortion stand?

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani may be able to overcome his support for abortion rights with primary voters who oppose abortion, GOP lawmakers said Sunday.

"I think it's an uphill fight on that issue," House Minority Leader John Boehner , R-Ohio, said. "But I think a lot of Republican voters see Rudy Giuliani as competent and able to do the job."

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Rudy Giuliani Defends Abortion Stance

CBS) COLUMBIA, S.C. Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his record favoring the use of public money for abortions, saying he wouldn't try to undo a Supreme Court ruling allowing the procedures.

"Ultimately I believe it's an individual right and a woman should make that choice," the former New York mayor said during a Statehouse news conference where he picked up three endorsements.

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Tancredo wants to abolish Roe vs. Wade

Republican presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo wants voters to know that he’s more than just a champion for immigration reform and that, in his 30-year political career, he has been a strong supporter of unborn children’s right to life.

In fact, the Colorado Congressman has received an "A" grade from the National Right to Life Committee and says that, as president, he would work to bring about an end to Roe v. Wade, which he describes as "lousy law" that should be challenged. "We should think of a way to bring it again to the Supreme Court," the presidential candidate says, "because I think we have a chance of overturning it."

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Brownback and 35 Other Senators Urge President to Champion Life Issues

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today joined 34 senators in urging President Bush to uphold and champion pro-life policy.

"President Bush has shown that he is committed to protecting the dignity of every life, from the unborn to the elderly," said Brownback. "Now that we have a Democrat-controlled Congress, I respectfully urge President Bush to remind my colleagues of his commitment to pro-life policies."

Brownback today sent a letter to the White House asking President Bush to issue a letter to the Congress reaffirming the White House's pro-life stance. The letter was signed by 35 senators, including Brownback.

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Tom Tancredo's Unsavory Backers

With the announcement of the formation of Tom Tancredo's exploratory committee, Congressman Tancredo has announced his intention to take his anti-immigration show on the road nationally. As a result of that, some folks are taking a closer look at exactly who pays Tancredo's tab, and the result isn't pretty. The American Spectator has a piece today which reads, in part:

In fact, it's not clear Tancredo is in line with the mainstream, social conservative wing of the GOP he seeks to align himself with. According to campaign finance reports, one of Tancredo's biggest financial backers has been the family of Dr. John Tanton, the founder of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Wall Street Journal editorial-page features writer Jason Riley wrote a devastating piece about the organization back in 2004, in which the group's pro-abortion and pro-eugenics roots were revealed.

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GOP Hopefuls Vow to Overturn Roe V. Wade

Monday, January 22, 2007
By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Two of the Republicans' most conservative presidential hopefuls promised anti-abortion activists on Monday that if elected, they would work to overturn the Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure.
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and California Rep. Duncan Hunter addressed the annual March for Life marking the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
"We recognize a tragedy of life in Roe v. Wade, but that tragedy will not always stand," Brownback told thousands of cheering abortion foes at an afternoon rally.

Brownback, who formally launched his presidential bid on Saturday, spoke about adopting his daughter, Jenna, from a Chinese orphanage.

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