20th Debate Offers Another Revealing Glimpse of Senator Obama.(Barack Obama)

As NRL News goes to press, the string of primary victories by pro-abortion Sen. Barack Obama (Il.) has just ended. Pro-abortion Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY) won three out of four March 5 primaries. See story page one for more details.

We've already written about not only how carefully Sen. Obama toes the pro-abortion line but also how local Illinois abortion leaders have allowed him to avoid some controversies by merely voting "present."

But at the 20th debate held February 26 in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama again made clear his position on starving helpless patients.

Obama had this to say in response to a question from NBC's Tim Russert:

RUSSERT: Before you go, each of you have talked about your careers in public service. Looking back through them, is there any words or vote that you'd like to take back?

OBAMA: Well, you know, when I first arrived in the Senate that first year, we had a situation surrounding Terri Schiavo. And I remember how we adjourned with a unanimous agreement that eventually allowed Congress to interject itself into that decision making process of the families.

It wasn't something I was comfortable with, but it was not something that I stood on the floor and stopped. And I think that was a mistake, and I think the American people understood that that was a mistake. And as a constitutional law professor, I knew better.