Today’s 1/24/09 Friday L.A. Times Dan Meyerson reporting page A12b, therein:

Jack Maas refers to Obama throwing down a challenge to anyone that cares about the sanctity of life. He refers to the challenge to pro-life as “a slap across the face.” The slap across the face is a term we usually attribute to someone we are attracted to, perhaps even voted for.

Two teenage children present are divided: one obviously embracing the hope and change mantra; the other questioning Obama’s public religious personna. The young set made up a large share of the crowd. Abortion survivors.

The polling data also shows a pro-life populace voting for and supporting Obama.

I get the feeling the election fell apart to a popularity contest along the lines of American Idol. Now his feet of clay are about to be unveiled and the half of catholic voters and 40 % of all protestant voters who were snowed by his pro-life advertising.

Will Islamic oil billion$ in campaign contributions be able to shield him and his grossly unpopular congress from the fallout of the crashing idol falling about us?

Or, maybe, he’ll just trade high political office to abortion proponents for their acquiescence when he basically leaves everything the way it is.