Many of my ancestors were Democrats, coming here from Ireland with little education.  They worked as laborers and eventually in public sector jobs.

My paternal grandfather was a New York City police officer; my maternal grandfather a train conductor.

So my people often voted for Democrats.

In fact in the election of 1960, my mother voted for Kennedy my father voted for Nixon. 

Back then liberal Americans did not reject traditional values generally speaking.

The liberal philosophy was an economic one: getting fair treatment for workers.

Today that's changed drastically.

Here are two stark examples:

The left embraces abortion and supports Planned Parenthood, which actively promotes the destruction of unborn children up until they are birthed.

To me that is an extreme position.

Enter the Center for Medical Progress, a pro-life group.

It conducted a number of undercover stings designed to get Planned Parenthood executives talking about the selling of body parts taken from aborted fetuses or babies -- as your belief system dictates.

Those undercover videos have badly damaged Planned Parenthood.

On one tape, Senior Director of Medical Services Deborah Nucatola talks about selling body parts.

DEBORAH NUCATOLA, PLANNED PARENTHOOD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES: "I would throw a number out, I would say it's probably anywhere from $30 to $100, depending on the facility and what's involved."

BUYER: "The $30 to $100 price range, that's per specimen that we're talking about, right?"

DEBORAH NUCATOLA: "Per specimen, yes."

BUYER: "How much of a difference can that actually make, if you know kind of what's expected or what we need versus--"

DEBORAH NUCATOLA: "It makes a huge difference.  I'd say a lot of people want liver." 

BUYER: "Mmm hmm."

DEBORAH NUCATOLA: "And for that reason, most providers will do this case under ultrasound guidance, so they'll know where they're putting their forceps."

So it's clear Doctor Nucatola is strategizing how to harvest body parts from a dead baby in the womb.

Gruesome you bet.

And then there is a Planned Parenthood medical director, Dr. Mary Gatter.

She's also on tape discussing the sale of organs.

DR. MARY GATTER, PLANNED PARENTHOOD MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR PASADENA AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY: "Write me a three to four paragraph proposal, which I will then take to Laurel and the organization to see if we want to proceed with this.  And then, if we want to pursue this mutually, I'll mention this to Ian and see how he feels about using a less crunchy technique to get more whole specimens."

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DR. MARY GATTER: "It's been years since I've talked about compensation, so let me just ..."

SECOND BUYER: "Uh huh."

DR. MARY GATTER: "... figure out what others are getting.  If this is in the ballpark, then it's fine?if it's still low, then we can bump it up.  I want a Lamborghini."  (laughs)

SECOND BUYER: "What did you say?"

DR. MARY GATTER: "I said I want a Lamborghini."

Now Planned Parenthood says it is donating the organs of aborted babies to help medical research. 

But the cavalier attitude that is shown by the Planned Parenthood executives is appalling.  Using the word crunchy?  Talking about acquiring a luxury car in a joking way?

These unborn babies have human DNA and you're making jokes about their destruction?

Off the chart.

It is long past time for the left in America to admit the abortion business is grizzly and immoral to many Americans. 

Planned Parenthood should be defunded period.

Now let's examine another life/death situation.

The murder of Kate Steinle, allegedly by a criminal illegal alien who had been deported five times.

We have proposed a law that would make it more difficult for alien-felons to roam the streets of America.

We've reported extensively on Kate's Law, and it was introduced by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.

But believe me, there will be liberal Democratic lawmakers and perhaps some Republicans who oppose mandatory prison sentences for aggravated felons who are deported and come back.

It's shocking, but people like Senator Dick Durbin are likely to oppose the law.

Talking Points believes human life is no longer a priority for many on the left.

They often live in a world of theory and avoid the key issues.

The calculated harvesting of infant body parts is an atrocity.

And so is allowing criminal alien felons to walk free in America.

That's the memo.