Goodbye, Mexico City

And on the fourth day, the One reverted to form.

President Obama has rescinded the "Mexico City policy" which bans the spending of your tax dollars to fund or promote abortions and contraceptive counseling in the rest of the world. Of course, he's not the first president to do this. Bill Clinton rescinded the same policy - which began with the pro-life Ronald Reagan - from 1993 to 2001, when George W. Bush put it back into place.

What a statement this makes about America: We want you to have fewer children and we're willing to pay for that to happen.

Most political observers believe this will be the most pro-abortion presidency yet, as Obama's political record is one of near total agreement with the abortion lobby. So today's action should come as no surprise.

There's another report that back in November, on election night, after the outcome was clear, Obama received a phone call from Pope Benedict XVI, who offered his congratulations and then discussed a few policy items.

When the Pope brought up the subject of abortion, Obama said simply: “We agree to disagree.”

If this is correct, there is an air of presumption to his reply that doesn't sit well to my ears. A coldness. I fear it may be a harbinger of things to come.