Of Scott Brown, Angels and the End of the Health Care Mega-Bills

January 22, 2010

By Dorinda Bordlee

“We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?”

So wrote Virginia politician John Page to his friend Thomas Jefferson, reflecting on the Revolution shortly after the Declaration of Independence had been published.

These words reflect the authentic hope that rises up within us when Grace manifests itself through human action that is bold and inspired, yet completely unexpected. This centuries-old phrase still rings true, especially as our nation experiences this week of ironies – a game-changing Senate election that pulled the rug out from under proponents of pro-abortion Obamacare followed by the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

On January 19, 2010, the voice of the people rang out with deafening clarity. It came in the form of a historic election of a pickup driving Republican in the liberal state of Massachusetts. With his promise to be the 41st filibuster vote, the election of Senator-elect Scott Brown seems to have miraculously pulled us back from the brink of a government-controlled health care take-over that would have incentivized rationing for seniors, funded elective abortion, and jeopardized healthcare rights of conscience. The allies for life must stay alert and continue to defend against this agenda, but a cataclysmic disaster seems to have been averted, at least for now.

Read the full piece about Scott Brown and the astounding victories of the Culture for Life in our piece posted by The Westchester Institute.