On Kermit Gosnell - An Open Letter to the President

An open letter to the President of the United States of America

17 April 2013

Allow me to introduce myself, Mr. President.  My name is Edward Keith Sinkhorn, PhD.  I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Peru State College in Peru, NE, and until last week, I was a proud Democrat.

I was born in Louisville, KY in 1974, the child of two and the grandchild of four proud Southern Democrats.  Over the course of my life, I have seen the Democratic Party change from the party of both the intelligent, free thinker and the poor, disenfranchised worker into the party of abortion and a few other things that don't matter all that much.

The trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell has shown me, more than anything else, that the Democratic Party in general, and you in particular, are more concerned with protecting the sacred cow of abortion than you are with protecting the health, well-being, and fundamental rights of women and children.  Gosnell is accused of the deaths of seven newborn children as well as a 41 year-old woman.  The grand jury report in this case as well as the testimony of witnesses indicate that these eight deaths are merely the tip of a large and politically inconvenient iceberg.

When asked for comment on this matter, your own spokesman, Jay Carney, refused to comment on the grounds that the trial was ongoing.  No offense intended to you or Mr. Carney, but do you take the American people for fools?  You commented on the killing of Trayvon Martin more than a month before the murder charge against George Zimmerman had been filed.  Earlier this week, you publicly denounced the Boston Marathon bombings-- clearly criminal acts that will involve legal repercussions-- within hours of their occurrence.  You held a tear-filled press conference soon after the shootings in Newtown, CN, and I believe your tears were genuine.  Where are your tears now?

At the very least, Mr. President, you owe the American people an explanation for your lack of comment.  You opposed abortion regulations in the Illinois Senate-- regulations that, if properly implemented in Pennsylvania, could have prevented Gosnell's house of horrors or at least brought it to light earlier.  This certainly presents a thorny political situation for you, but Gosnell was arrested in 2011.  You have had years to wrestle with this matter and clarify your present position.  Yet the only thing you, and the rest of the Democratic Party, have to say is that you support "choice."

Among the Clintonian triad of safe, legal, and rare, it is now clear that abortion in America is legal and nothing more.  Kermit Gosnell has forced you and your administration either to admit that you support this "choice" to murder unborn children or that you might have been wrong.  We, the people of the United States of America, are waiting to hear your response.  If you are at a loss as to how to broach the subject with us, I suggest you consult former President Carter.  His handling of the botched rescue of hostages in Iran was both honest and forthright.

In conclusion, Mr. President, I will speak as clearly as I am able.  You, sir, have insulted the American people by your silence.  I am willing to forgive you, but that will require your explanation.

Sincerely,

E. Keith Sinkhorn