Biden's Retreat

There was another Biden retreat on Friday that did not get the attention it deserved. The left is furious with the State of Texas for passing a pro-life bill that protects unborn babies from abortion after a heartbeat is detected. The left is even more furious with the Supreme Court for allowing the bill to take effect. (The new law is still facing legal challenges before the courts.)

Last week, Joe Biden ordered his Justice Department to do whatever it could to block the new law. But here's what I believe was the most significant moment, and I believe it was a setup. 

Biden tried to put a positive spin on Friday's dismal jobs report, which fell short by 500,000 jobs. But he offered to take a question, which was highly unusual. The reporter he called on didn't ask about the jobs report or the debacle in Afghanistan. 



No, the most pressing issue to this reporter was the Texas pro-life law. 

For most of his political life, Biden has said that as a practicing Catholic, he doesn't support abortion, but believes it should be legal because he doesn't want to force his values on anyone else. For most of his political life, Biden opposed federal funding for abortion. 

But during last year's campaign, he abandoned his opposition to taxpayer funding of abortion and has aggressively attempted to fund it.

On Friday, he completed his surrender to the pro-abortion left. He said, "I respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception. . . Don't agree, but I respect that."

So, he's not only rejected the core of Catholic theology on the question of when life begins, he's rejected the core of basic biology and science.