BUSH TAKES NEW STANCE ON ABORTION DEBATE?

Well, not really. But here's an interestingly dehumanizing piece of rhetoric from our leader (via a kos diary):

And there's only one path to safety and that's the path of action. Congress must act with the Patriot Act. We must continue to stay on the offense when it comes to chasing these killers down and bringing them to justice -- and we will. We've got to be strong and resolute and determined. We will never show weakness in the face of these people who have no soul, who have no conscience, who care less about the life of a man or a woman or a child. We've got to do everything we can here at home. And there's no doubt in my mind that, with the Almighty's blessings and hard work, that we will succeed in our mission. (emphasis TFM's)

Look, I'm not cool with Al Qaeda. (I'm not cool with the Patriot Act, but that's another matter) I think what they've done in NY, DC, Bali, Madrid, etc, is reprehensible.

That said, they have souls, damnit.

They're human beings. They were born. Hell, they're a life form and they were born. Isn't that an automatic pre-requisite for having a soul?

As Gephardt said, I'm sick of this "phony macho rhetoric". Frankly, I'm a bit frightened if Bush actually has such beliefs about the human soul. But of course, I'm not sick of waffles! (hehe)