[WARNING:  I'm in a hurry and have no time for "political correctness."  Buckle your seat belt.]

Last Sunday I came across this article in The Denver Post.  It had questions for Colorado candidates.  But don't waste your time on clicking the link, because the questions were riveting topics such as, "When is the last time you danced?" and "Angelina Jolie or Sandra Bullock?".  Seriously.

Suffice it to say my set of questions would look slightly different.  And before you assume... no, my questions would not even mention the word abortion.  Surprised?  Here's why:  We have become numb to that word.  That word just rolls off our tongue without even thinking about what it actually means.  And chances are, the candidates would take it a step further and start using glossy words like choice and reproductive health care and women's rights.  It's time we start calling it what it is.

Often times, Catholics and some other Christians are accused of being "one issue voters."  This is a lie.  In addition to defending innocent human life and authentic marriage, we care about a long list of issues.  Just the same, when my wife and I look for a babysitter for our son, we will look for many qualities.  However, all child molesters are immediately eliminated from contention.  Does that mean we only care about one issue?

When is the last time you danced?  Perhaps it was the last time you were asked about "abortion."  If we asked questions with "plain talk," can you hear the awkward silence and see the squirming in the seat? 

As we step into the voting booth, perhaps we should think about questions that will face us some day.  Questions from our Creator. (Yes, I still use that word even though our President has removed it from his version of the Declaration of Independence.)

So.  Why did you vote for the candidate who supported the murder of tens of millions of innocent children in the sanctuary of their mother's womb?
Um.  I was worried about my retirement portfolio.

So, why did vote for the candidate who supported the right of a mother to hire an assassin to deliver her baby breech up to his neck and then stab the back of his skull and suck out his brains?
[Gulp.]  Um.  I thought her tax plan was more fair.

So, why did you vote for the candidate who supported the slaughter of 3,300 innocent babies every day?
Well.  I liked his policies on national security.  I didn't want another 9/11 to happen.
Wasn't a "9/11" already happening every day inside Planned Parenthood terrorist camps?
Awkward silence.

So, why did you vote for the candidate who supported an organization (i.e., Planned Parenthood) founded with the mission to wipe out the black race by killing more African Americans than violence, AIDS, heart disease, etc. etc. COMBINED?
Um.  I liked his ideas about government aid programs for the poor, especially minorities.

So, why did you vote for the candidate who wanted to fund the mass killing operation responsible for the blood of 50 million holy innocents running through your streets?
I liked her environmental policies.  I couldn't stand to see one more dead polar bear in Antarctica.

So, why did you vote for the candidate who supported the killing of the weak and vulnerable so that the strong and rich might theoretically live (aka, "Embryonic Stem Cell Research")?
Um.  He said he would stand up for us little people who needed the unions to secure our rights.

Sound ridiculous?

Why?

Is it really surprising that the Church's "Chief Justice" just reminded Catholics that they cannot in clear conscience vote for candidates who support this "grave evil"?