Followup from my 7/10/07 "In Political Trouble" speech

I read plenty of articles debating the abortion issue. Mostly I was looking for those opening lines. I'm glad they were well received because I spent a long time on those first 20 seconds.

My research didn't turn up anyone who advocated a simple compromise like I did. I did get some inspiration from this article: The Rhetoric of Abortion: Reflections from a Former Pro-life Activist

Our own KPBS had a series on the issue if anyone cares to listen:
Radio: part 1, part 2, and yet another
TV: part 1, part 2, part 3

I do applaud them for at least talking about the issue.

I do have a stance, but it seems somehow wrong to spill it now. I'd be happy to tell anyone who asks. I will say that based on the comments I got back, one person did guess wrong.

The gay marriage segment was purely from my head. I've discussed my proposal with gays, atheists and Christians and they all seem to think it has some merit. I've heard a few others advocate similar positions so it is not as unique as my abortion proposal.

I considered tackling a couple more issues but had to cut them for time. The issues were affirmative action and price fixing.