And in his 2007 book Promises to Keep, Mr. Biden wrote: “I’ve stuck to my middle-of-the-road position on abortion for more than 30 years.”
“I still vote against partial birth abortion and federal funding,” he added.
Biden’s flip-flop on taxpayer funding of abortion is just the latest step in an ongoing evolution on the issue.
As The New York Times noted, Biden was pro-life when he began his Senate career in 1973 and argued at the time that the Supreme Court had gone “too far” in the Roe v. Wade decision.
While Biden’s embrace of taxpayer-funded abortion may place him more in line with his Democrat opponents, it galvanizes him as a pro-abortion candidate and hurts his standing among pro-life Democrats.
It also undermines his standing with the Catholic Church, in which he claims membership in good standing.
Last week, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput compared Biden’s newfound support for taxpayer-funded abortion to a “silent apostasy” of his Catholic faith.
“The unborn child means exactly zero in the calculus of power for Democratic Party leaders, and the right to an abortion, once described as a tragic necessity, is now a perverse kind of ‘sacrament most holy,’” Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote in his weekly column Monday.
In his article, Chaput observed that Biden’s caving to pressure from his party is not a new thing. Biden, along with other leading Democrats, has abandoned his principles over and over for the sake of political expediency, the archbishop noted.
President Donald Trump ripped the Chamber of Commerce on Monday for failing to support his use of tariffs as a negotiating tool, threatening to leave the organization.
“I’m a member of the U.S. Chamber, maybe I’ll have to rethink that because when you look at it, the chamber is probably more for the companies and the people that are members than they are for our country,” Trump said.
Trump criticized China and Mexico for taking American jobs from U.S. companies and said the Chamber of Commerce was “right there with them.”
The president called CNBC after Myron Brilliant, the head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, warned on CNBC that Trump’s tariff threats would hurt trade with the United States.
“Well I guess he’s not so brilliant,” Trump said, riffing off of the Chamber official’s last name. “Look, without tariffs, we would be captive to every country, and we have been for many years.”
Trump cited the $800 billion trading deficit with foreign countries as a problem, reasserting his goal of keeping more jobs and opportunities in the United States.
The Chamber of Commerce, he said, had opposed his proposed policies for years, warning them that they were making a big mistake by opposing his use of tariffs.
“Frankly, I’ve never had support from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because they know where I stand on these things. I don’t need money, I don’t care about these things. The only thing I care about is our country,” Trump said.
“I still vote against partial birth abortion and federal funding,” he added.
Biden’s flip-flop on taxpayer funding of abortion is just the latest step in an ongoing evolution on the issue.
As The New York Times noted, Biden was pro-life when he began his Senate career in 1973 and argued at the time that the Supreme Court had gone “too far” in the Roe v. Wade decision.
While Biden’s embrace of taxpayer-funded abortion may place him more in line with his Democrat opponents, it galvanizes him as a pro-abortion candidate and hurts his standing among pro-life Democrats.
It also undermines his standing with the Catholic Church, in which he claims membership in good standing.
Last week, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput compared Biden’s newfound support for taxpayer-funded abortion to a “silent apostasy” of his Catholic faith.
“The unborn child means exactly zero in the calculus of power for Democratic Party leaders, and the right to an abortion, once described as a tragic necessity, is now a perverse kind of ‘sacrament most holy,’” Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote in his weekly column Monday.
In his article, Chaput observed that Biden’s caving to pressure from his party is not a new thing. Biden, along with other leading Democrats, has abandoned his principles over and over for the sake of political expediency, the archbishop noted.
President Donald Trump ripped the Chamber of Commerce on Monday for failing to support his use of tariffs as a negotiating tool, threatening to leave the organization.
“I’m a member of the U.S. Chamber, maybe I’ll have to rethink that because when you look at it, the chamber is probably more for the companies and the people that are members than they are for our country,” Trump said.
Trump criticized China and Mexico for taking American jobs from U.S. companies and said the Chamber of Commerce was “right there with them.”
The president called CNBC after Myron Brilliant, the head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, warned on CNBC that Trump’s tariff threats would hurt trade with the United States.
“Well I guess he’s not so brilliant,” Trump said, riffing off of the Chamber official’s last name. “Look, without tariffs, we would be captive to every country, and we have been for many years.”
Trump cited the $800 billion trading deficit with foreign countries as a problem, reasserting his goal of keeping more jobs and opportunities in the United States.
The Chamber of Commerce, he said, had opposed his proposed policies for years, warning them that they were making a big mistake by opposing his use of tariffs.
“Frankly, I’ve never had support from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because they know where I stand on these things. I don’t need money, I don’t care about these things. The only thing I care about is our country,” Trump said.
