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There is much to say the day after pro-abortion Sen. Barack Obama became pro-abortion President Barack Obama. Pardon me if it requires a couple of separate TN&Vs. A lot happened and even more was hinted at.

Outgoing Pro-Life President George W. Bush and incoming pro-abortion President Barack Obama.

To say that by Obama's rhetorical standards yesterday's Inaugural Address was largely pedestrian is to say the obvious and to miss the larger point. Whatever the count, there was a gigantic crowd assembled Tuesday and the poignancy of the moment cannot, and should not, be missed: the first African-American to be sworn in as President.

As I watched the cameras pan over the audience, I could not help thinking of the 1990 Rally for Life sponsored by National Right to Life. While not as large as yesterday's assembly, it was still gargantuan in size--probably at least a half-million people came to our nation's capital. As you might guess, there was no flood of media celebrities on hand to sing our praises, nor was the meager newspaper coverage proportionate to one of the largest rallies in the history of Washington, DC.

Nor could I avoid thinking about the March for Life, which will take place tomorrow for the 35th consecutive year. A huge throng of pro-lifers from around the country will speak the truth about the tragedy of over 50 million unborn lives taken with passion, commitment, and a redoubled resolve.

The life issues per se were only alluded to once yesterday-- a mindless aside about how "We will restore science to its rightful place," a thinly-veiled jibe at President Bush's policy on embryonic stem cells. But in the context of his four-square, unrelenting support for abortion and resistance to providing care and legal protection for babies who survive abortions, what struck me about the inauguration of Obama is a fundamental irony.

There is an ad at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2CaBR3z85c that is must viewing. The visual backdrop is of a young unborn child in his mother's womb. The text that we read is as follows:

"The child's future is a broken home. He will be abandoned by his father. His single mother will struggle to raise him. Despite the hardships he will endure, this child will become the first African American President." The tag line is, "Life: Imagine the Potential."

Adding another real-life touch is that Obama was born six months after his parents were married. Put all this together, and what would Planned Parenthood's recommendation be in a similar case?

The elimination of the child who would become our 44th President.

Fortunately, the logic of the people Obama hangs with and supports six days a week and twice on Sunday, was not applied to him.

There are many challenges ahead of us. And NRLC has lots of resources to assist you.

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