Mary Flaig's Blog

Once again, Michelle Goldberg, of "The Daily Beast", has enlightened us about Rick Perry. She mentions that his condemnation of abortion is clear and unequivocal. His crusade to stop abortion is reflected in this statement when he spoke about the Texas Alliance for Life..."I commend Texas Alliance for Life for not only submitting to governing authorities with humility, but also working hard to change the laws so that they better reflect God's character instead of man's." He's referring to overturning "Roe v. Wade". Michelle states that he's committed to restricting his Cabinet appointments to people who share his opposition to abortion, should he become president. "The Texas Tribune" states, "In the nearly 11 years since Perry became governor, he has supported at least 6 high-profile anti-abortion bills. "The Dallas Observer" reported, on Wednesday, that 6 Planned Parenthood clinics and 9 independent family planning providers will be losing their state funding starting this week. He's at war with women...

To me, his sadistic, misogynistic approach to governing, under the guise of religion, is scarier than anything I've ever witnessed in the political realm. Any person that would vote for him, is giving up their freedom and rights as a citizen in a democracy...where choices regarding their bodies, health and spirituality should be their own.