Kerry Wows Abortion Establishment.

From the perspective of Planned Parenthood, Naral Pro-Choice America, and the Feminist Majority, it was fitting and proper that U2's "It's a Beautiful Day" should be reverberating in the background.

Two days later, on April 25, the pro-abortion "March for Women's Lives" would draw a sizeable crowd to Washington, D.C., including a huge contingent of sympathetic reporters. But today, presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator John Kerry was there in the flesh to remind the leaders of the Abortion Establishment that the junior senator from Massachusetts was their candidate.

Kerry's appearance at the April 23 gathering organized by his campaign was a true love fest. A quick peck on the cheek of retiring NARAL President Kate Michelman symbolized what amounted to an exchange of political vows.

For the first time Planned Parenthood's political action arm - - the Planned Parenthood Action Fund - - would endorse a presidential candidate, John Kerry, according to director, Gloria Feldt (who doubles as the president of Planned Parenthood). Michelman pledged, "Nothing is more important to NARAL Pro-Choice America, nothing is more important to me" than electing Kerry the next President.

She vowed that pro-choicers would wear out the soles of so many shoes canvassing for Kerry "that come November, our national shoe leather industry will be in the throes of an historic boom."

For his part, Sen. Kerry described Ms. Michelman as nothing less than "one of the great modern day civil rights leaders in the United States." For good measure Kerry ridiculed pro-life President George W. Bush's opposition to abortion as but a "political weapon" that is "used by politicians in this nation."

Sen. Kerry employed parts of his standard stump speech, thrashing President Bush for alleged failures on all fronts. But abortion was the reason the cream of the Abortion Establishment was there to pledge their allegiance.