I'm proud to be a "South Dakota" Republican

Although I'm a Texan, true and tall, today I am also pleased to be considered a "South Dakota" Republican — that is, a Republican who is against all abortions (with a few minor exceptions).

Last week, the Republicans of South Dakota made it against the law for any woman to have an abortion for any reason except if she's cowardly enough to want to save her own life over that of the unborn baby. It's hard to imagine any woman would accept that offer but I suppose a Democrat might.

What is wonderful about the law is it doesn't pander to those folks who believe that a baby conceived in rape or incest should be aborted. Republicans can feel proud to stand up for our principles.

"South Dakota" Republicans, like President Bush, understand that babies are the work of the Lord, not rapists and folks who practise incest. (Although I do believe a woman raped by a man of another race should be allowed a fetal termination, for instance, a black woman raped by a white man would not want to have a child of which God would obviously not condone, what with mixed race children being in the same league as same-sex married couples.)

I realize that incest is against the law (although that didn't seem to stop the Roosevelts), but the Bible doesn't say you can punish the baby for the sins of the father. If every baby born through incest was ever aborted, heck, there'd hardly be any population in Texas never mind Alabama and Arkansas.

Anyway, I understand that the South Dakota anti-abortion law will eventually be challenged at the Supreme Court where Samuel Alito is already writing the decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade — at least, that better be what he's doing if he knows what's good for him.