Peter J. Taggart

@GregAbbott_TX No matter how many times you tweet this crap out, you have to know that you are wrong on every level. Such a poser.

Parents know and love their children better than anyone else. School choice gives them the freedom to make the best decision for their child’s education. Texas must put mom and dad back in charge.

@JaneTea4 @JDVance1 This is the tweet.

@JDVance1 JD. The people have in fact spoken many times on this issue. Abortion Rights Are Human Rights And Are Healthcare. What you think is in the minority. Get used to it.

For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it. Giving up on the unborn is not an option. It's politically dumb and morally repugnant. Instead, we need to understand why we lost this battle so we can win the war. I was very involved in the "no" campaign for issue 1, so let me share a few insights. First, we got creamed among voters who disliked both Issue 1 and also Ohio's current law (heartbeat bill). We saw this consistently in polling and in conversations. "I don't like Issue 1, but I'd rather have that extreme than the other extreme." This is a political fact, not my opinion. Second, we have to recognize how much voters mistrust us (meaning elected Republicans) on this issue. Having an unplanned pregnancy is scary. Best case, you're looking at social scorn and thousands of dollars of unexpected medical bills. We need people to see us as the pro-life party, not just the anti-abortion party. Third, as Donald Trump has said, "you've got to have the exceptions." I am as pro life as anyone, and I want to save as many babies as possible. This is not about moral legitimacy but political reality. I've seen dozens of good polls on the abortion question in the last few months, many of them done in Ohio. Give people a choice between abortion restrictions very early in pregnancy with exceptions, or the pro choice position, and the pro life view has a fighting chance. Give people a heartbeat bill with no exceptions and it loses 65-35. (The reason we didn't lose 65-35 last night is that some people who hate "no exceptions" restrictions will still refuse to vote for things like Issue 1). Fourth, we've spent so much time winning a legal argument on abortion that we've fallen behind on the moral argument. I talked to so many decent people who voted yes on Issue 1, and their reasons varied. Some described themselves as "pro life" but hated the lack of a rape exception in Ohio law. Some were worried that Ohio law would prevent them from addressing an ectopic pregnancy, or a late term miscarriage. Some didn't understand the "viability" standard in Issue 1, and thought that of course you should be able to abort a "non-viable" pregnancy as that would be a danger to the mother. You can criticize the propaganda effort on the other side for lying to people about these issues or confusing the populace, but it suggests we have to do a much better job of persuasion. And I'm not just talking about 30 second TV commercials--I'm talking about sustained, years long efforts to show the heart of the pro life movement. Fifth, money. We got outspent big time on Issue 1, and across the country. Republicans are almost always outspent by Democrats. Relatedly, Democrats are better at turning out in off year elections. The national party should be focused on two, and only two issues: how to juice turnout in off year elections and how to close the finance gap with Democrats. A lot of people put their heart and soul into this campaign. The local right to life organizations in Ohio, The Center for Christian Virtue, SBA, Governor Dewine, and so many others. I tip my hat to them. A lot of people are celebrating right now, and I don't care about that. I do care about the fact that because we lost, many innocent children will never have a chance to live their dreams. There is something sociopathic about a political movement that tells young women (and men) that it is liberating to murder their own children. So let's keep fighting for our country's children, and let's find a way to win.

@AlCappuccinoIT @JDVance1 This is the tweet.

@JDVance1 Why don’t you all try advocating for the born, for a change?

@gordonkeith I thought of you every time he said his name

Zack Mar-hen

@junior_miller Love you boys! Congratulations musers…

Officially inducted today! Loved being on stage with my fellow Musers. Thanks to our wonderful P1's who have given us this 30 year joy ride

@ReedNewman6 @sixfivelando Might need shades…

@sixfivelando I’ll be at the game so hopefully it’s not as bad on the eyes in person.

The Mavs will be playing on this tonight…

@SouthlandSports @KarenHilliard9 @NSUDemonsSOC Well played that!

About as clutch of a tackle as you can have from Caroline HIlliard. #EarnedEveryDay x @NSUDemonsSOC

HISTORY!!!!!! For the first time the @Rangers have won the World Series

@theoldgreywolf Happy for you brotha!

Now I can die happy…

@RangersInsiders Well, you could put someone’s eye out with one…

Smoltz all giddy and laughing about paper airplanes being thrown on the field… If that happened at Globe Life Field and Rangers fans were throwing them, he’d probably say that it is a despicable act and they could injure a player doing something like that

@footballtweet It should have been Salah…

It's been 15 years since a player from the Premier League has won the Ballon d'Or. 🔙 Who do you think can win it next from the PL? 🤔

@SportsSturm It kind of swings back around…

These Fox guys are doing a bit now.

Why is there no mass public transportation to get to the World Series in Arlington? dallasnews.com/news/transport…

@junior_miller You’re all winners with the P1s…

Suits on, beer ready, Marconi awards dinner about to start. Less than an hour until we lose our 7th!

@TroyMooney @GovAbbott Because that is what Abbott does; he is a poser deluxe. Challenge from the right? Tack right.

This is who twitter political junkies say pulled @GovAbbott to more extreme because of the primary challenge. I don’t think his are the widely held views of conservatives who have long supported Abbott. So why follow his lead?

Abbott’s special session on school vouchers is not about kids, parents, or schools. It is about money, politics, and religion. buff.ly/45Ds8xW

Texas schools are not fully funded. They would need over $1k/student to keep up with inflation since 2019. Lawmakers are meeting NOW. 🚨 Contact yours & urge them to focus on school funding and teacher pay, not vouchers. #txed bit.ly/405ScjT

He said this 2 hours ago and suddenly Egypt is opening borders to let humanitarian aid into Gaza never mind footballer he’s a special human being ❤️

@GregAbbott_TX Horrific waste of tax money

Texas has bused over 58,000 migrants to sanctuary cities: Over 12,500 to DC Over 20,800 to NYC Over 16,100 to Chicago Over 3,200 to Philadelphia Over 4,400 to Denver Over 1,000 to LA Our border busing mission provides critical relief to overwhelmed Texas border communities.

@Stephen_Douglas @atrupar Paging Mr. Skinner