Ford Jr.'s foxtrot on abortion

Wendi Thomas of the Commercial Appeal writes a withering op/ed about (here) Harold Ford, Jr.'s maneuvering on the subject of abortion, maneuvering which is delicate/painful/disingenuous, depending on your view of the subject. An excerpt:

The Ford camp is more than comfortable with the ambiguity, and in fact, the congressman is trying to capitalize on the confusion. He tells both sides what he thinks they want to hear, hoping the right and the left never get together to compare notes.

In this middle-of-the-road jig, Ford cannot afford to miss a step.

While I disagree with Ms. Thomas' one-sided characterization of the entire issue (e.g., instead of "If you think abortion should be outlawed . . .," she substitutes, "If you think that a woman should not be entrusted to make decisions about her body and her health and her future . . .") and while she relies on a limited record of Ford, Jr.'s varying positions on abortion, her "Pro-choice"/Democrat Party bias certainly lends credibility to her assessment of Ford, Jr.

Here's more on Ford, Jr.'s "pro-life"ness