Yes Mosk, Steele is opposed to infanticide before birth as well as afterwards.

Why are you and Michael Steele Republicans only pro-life from the time of conception to the time of birth? This dog won't hunt.

CHOICE WORD: AN ANOTHER UNCLE TOM

My Choice word :An another "uncle tom" in Prince Georges County.

Reality check time, folks. Steele is right, his vote has little to do with Roe v Wade, that's in the hands of the Supremes.

Of course, that won't stop NARAL, who hates almost all Repubs, from trying to tar Michael with his truthful statement.

Can you smell the desperation of the leftards? Steele must be putting a scare on them for sure.

Cue the oreo-tossing, coat hanger waving hairy-legged women of the "progressive" movement in 5...4...3...

Sorry "To Rufus" but I'm pro-life all the time.

Why do you hate the unborn?

And another thing for "To Rufus", Michael Steele opposes the death penalty on religious grounds. Guess you'll tell us he needs to get his rosaries off your execution table, huh?

Geez, you have one really dumb dog. Our dogs hunt just fine, just fine.

This is really starting to piss me off.

Why isn't Paul Sarbanes out there campaigning at the top of his lungs for Ben Cardin? I haven't seen him at any Cardin Rallies or in any of Cardin's TV commercials.

What's the deal? Doesn't he care about the Democratic Party holding his seat?

Rufus,

After Steele wins Nov 7, I want you to run for Mikulski's seat.

You struck a chord with me a while back when you asked why is it called a woman's right to choose when it should be called a woman's right to abort a fetus? What about my right to choose to legally (and safely) carry a handgun or my right to choose to opt-out of O'Malley's 11th hour pony-show BGE plan in which we MUST pay interest on. At least with the original plan, you could opt-out and avoid paying interest but the GA wanted to make it appear as if O'Malley is fighting for our interests. Only the naive will fall for that.

Steele is obviously oblivious to the realities of being a member of Congress. Within the past year, Congress voted 75 times on choice-related issues - and not just on "abortion," per say, but insurance coverage for contraceptives, health rights for teens, stem-cell research, and comprehensive sex education for teens.

And for the commentor who believes that NARAL does not support Republicans, NARAL has steadily supported pro-choice Republicans like Senators Linc Chafee, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. And let's not forget pro-choice Republican reps like Rob Simmons and nancy Johnson of CT... the list goes on...

Sarbanes has, in fact, been at many Cardin events, though I'd like him to be a bit more vocal. Then again, being loud and vocal is not really Sarbanes' style, or Cardin's.

As for the Supreme Court/Roe vs. Wade comment, whoever is elected Senator will have a vote on who gets confirmed to the Court. So it's not an irrelevant issue.

Jen,

The Senate has no authority to overturn Roe v. Wade (unless by constitutional amendment, which will never happen), so Steele's opinion of it doesn't really matter. I know that the NARAL crowd is devoted to the view that Roe is sancrosanct, but it's pretty irrelevent in politics today. It won't be overturned any time soon and nothing legislatively will harm it.

MK -

Did you read Jen's comments? She did not mention Roe v. Wade at all. In fact, she is responding to this direct quote from the same interview, though not included above:

'Steele also said about choice, "It's in the Supreme Court. What piece of legislation in the [U.S.] Senate is dealing with abortion?"'

When running for any office - a candidate's opinion of everything absolutely does matter - regardless of his or her abilities to make changes to the facts in place.

I like that it has now come out that Ehrlich's running campaign commercials by a convicted felon supporting his candidacy (read today's Baltimore Sun for more info.) I also like the fact that Steele is receiving support from Don King, who once bragged about killing a rival, and Mike Tyson, who bit off a piece of another boxer's ear, and said about another he wanted to kill his family and eat his babies. Yes--Rufus and the rest of your right wing cabal--this is the kind of "pro-life" support your candidates are receiving. Yet, you support a war that has affected, according to Johns Hopkins' independent review, more than 600,000 Iraqis, and close to 3,000 American solider deaths, and three times more in casualties. And you talk about preaching a "pro-life" position? Why don't you go pick a quote from your Bible to support that.

What about the brouhaha over Steel slavishly following the Republican party. Just cause he's black, that word can't be used. Give me a break!

Reminds me of the man running for congress in (I think) Florida, who was asked how he could run a campaign with so little money. He replied, "I am very niggardly with my finances." He then had to drop out due to the backlash from blacks, and accusations of rascism.

Get a dictionary folks!

And people say the Democraps are sensitive.

To Jen and Kris, please go back and re-read the original piece before you embarrass yourself further. He was asked about ROE V WADE, not late-term abortion rights, funding of contraceptives, or other tangential issues.

And if you are asking this board to believe that NARAL takes a non-partisan, non-left-wing view of all candidates....please, give us a break.

From the article: Steele also said about choice, "It's in the Supreme Court. What piece of legislation in the [U.S.] Senate is dealing with abortion?"

Yes, Roe v. Wade is a Supreme Court decision but it is the intent of anti-choice legislators in Congress to chip away at the rights provided through Roe v. Wade. It is impossible to not see the connection.

And what about potential judicial nominees? Doesn't Roe factor into a person's decision as to whether or not he is going to support that candidate? Of course it's an issue for the US Senate. And, for Steele to counter otherwise clearly proves that he does not fully get the realities of the US Senate. Just another reason why he cannot get elected. Why continue to lower the standards of the Senate, as if they can go any lower?

More ignorance from Michael Steele. His views on puppies are important but on abortion are irrelevant. What an idiot.

Johns Hopkins is busy typing up his diploma revocation. It should be in the mail tomorrow.

Jen, et. al.,

Steele has made clear he's pro-life, but so what? Any issue that comes before the Senate won't involve making abortion illegal. Take something like the ban on partial birth abortion. Steele, a pro-life person, would probably support this. However, quite a few pro-choice people would, too. In fact, NARAL is on the extreme on issues like that.

So Steele doesn't like killing babies...seems pretty reasonable to me

MK said that Roe is "pretty irrelevent in politics today. It won't be overturned any time soon and nothing legislatively will harm it."

Oh really? What about the fact that with Roberts and Alito, the U.S. Supreme Court now leans anti-choice? And there have been multiple incremental changes made by Congress to the policies influenced by Roe since 1973. Take the Hyde amendment, for example - passed by Congress 30 years ago to prohibit federal funds from helping low-income women pay for abortions.

Another example of the influence of Congress on reproductive health is the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act passed in 1994, providing criminal repercussions for anyone using force or the threat of force against staff or patients.

So I think that Senators' and Representatives' views on Roe v. Wade, abortion, and other related reproductive health issues are extremely relevant and important.

Choice headline there Matt..everyone knows Steele is pro-life, so what? He asked what are the odds the Senate will somehow miracously reverse Roe v Wade--let's be honest, what are they? Slim to none?

I wrote the headline,not Matt, was going for the pun, not the politics

OK Phyllis, let's kick gay marriage around and see where the majority (and Cardin) stands? Not together.

Why hasn't the Post written about Leggett refusal to agree to a live televised TV debate on News Channel 8. Ever since this office was created we have never had a major party candidate for this office refuse to participate in a live televised debate. The Post says in its editorial today, "We're old fashioned enough to believe that leadership arises from a mastery of policy and a commitment to positive change." Does that only apply to certain races? When is the Post going to believe in "all the news that is fit to print?" When is the Post going to stop trying to dictate a choice and suppress ideas?

Phyllis,

Just like the truth, humor is biased. ;)

If a Senate candidate's position on abortion are not relevant, why tell people he's pro-life? Why has Michael Steele received thousands of dollars from anti-choice organizations and PACs who have the stated purposes of overturning Roe and making abortion illegal in this nation? Why are anti-choice organizations running ads on Black radio if Steele's position on reproductive freedom is irrelevant?

High schools need to do a better job in teaching civics. After reading some of these posts, I realized that many people have no idea about how the Senate works or the responsibilities of US Senators. If Steele is elected Senator, he will vote to limit reproductive choice in the Senate. He supports Bush's anti-choice Supreme Court nominees and would vote to confirm other anti-choice nominees to the federal courts.

Maryland is a pro-choice state (even Ehrlich is pro-choice). Steele wants it both ways. He wants to pander to the anti-choice crowd (minority) but diminish the importance of his anti-choice positions to moderates, independents and Democrats he needs to win the election.

Steele's views do not represent the thinking voters in the great state of Maryland. His attempts to appeal to black voters, by acting as if he is "down with the homies" insults black voters. Voters will vote for a politician, not on their race, but their ability to make life better/easier for the voters and the voters' families. In the time that Steele has been lt. governor, he has done nothing to step out & distinguish himself as being able to run anything. Cardin has been doing this for a long time. He knows the players & he understand how the Washington Scene. Mikulski & Cardin will be a formidable pair representing Maryland in the Senate. Steele would only end up being a black guy that was used by the shrub administration to preserve an unsuccessful GOP majority. Don't insult what little intelligence we have left.

Only people who are already born support aborting those who are not.

Of course, those of us with souls oppose it.