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The VFW<\/a>, Blue Star Families<\/a>, and former prisoner of war John McCain<\/a> have all recognized the sheer contempt Trump holds for our troops and denounced him.<\/p>\n

This is just common decency.<\/p>\n

And yet, where are the prolife leaders and Good Christians? The ones who anoint themselves capable of seeing through the souls of CINOs like glass and determining who is and is not a Real Catholic[TM]? \u00a0Why can they not see this Golden Ass in the living room and denounce him as a stain on our national honor as he now doubles down and suggests that the grieving family of a hero are terrorist sympathizers? \u00a0How on earth do such Christians hope to be heard as credible moral witnesses in the struggle against abortion when they cannot bear witness against such cruelty selfishness and cowardice?<\/p>\n

This is why I warn prolifers against hitching their hopes to this vile man. \u00a0You will give him everything. \u00a0He will suck you dry and give you nothing in return.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"