Pyrrhic Victory Part 2

Yesterday I pointed out how the Tiller family's decision to close Dr. George Tiller's clinic was a terrible decision in the long run, that will only motivate the wingers to take the law into their own hands.

Today, via Digby, we see the wingers running with it.

Why should their victory be "tainted" just because it was made possible through assassination? I would hate for them to feel down about that. After all, it's the most practical way to stop people from obtaining this legal procedure.

I would think the lesson is quite clear and there's nothing tainted about it: if you want to close clinics, kill the doctors. It's very efficient. And since the authorities are likely to see this as the act of a lone nut (also known as a martyr) there's no price to pay.

Their victory isn't tainted. It's brilliant.

Even worse, it's time to capitalize on the event.

How Tiller's Death and Office Closing can Help Propel Pro-Life Movement, Derail Sotomayor and Overturn Roe. Four Key Senators will be Targeted to Vote Against Sotomayor; Catholic Bishops will Play a Role to Defeat Sotomayor

Press conference 1 PM, Thursday, to announce details how Pro-life groups can derail Sotomayor, and root out hypocrisy in pro-life ranks.

Also: Emergency Pro-life leadership training to be held in DC, June 12-14, with Randall Terry, Dr. Alan Keyes, Norma McCorvey, and Fr. Norman Weslin. Pro-abortion activists threaten to disrupt meeting.

In the immortal words of Rahmbo, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste."