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# Santa Monica Not prepared to lead
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-not-prepared-to-lead-editor/
- Published: 2008-09-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T21:03:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Christian Peschken*

Sen. Obama was asked: “Do you personally believe that life begins at conception?” He answered (excerpt from quote): “This is something that I have not come to a firm resolution on. I think it’s very hard to know what that means, when life begins. Is it when a cell separates? Is it when the soul stirs? So I don’t presume to know the answer to that question.” My personal opinion is that any politician, regardless what party affiliation who supports killing babies in the mother’s womb, and who has obviously not caught up with what science already discovered, namely that life indeed begins at conception, should not be in any leading and or decision making position in the White House. This is a main reason why I believe the next president should be John McCain!

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 20, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/092008.pdf?ref=smdp.com)