Pro-life Sen. Casey rationalization for supporting Obama: "You need to try to elect someone who you think can deal with a whole set of broad-based challenges,"

Casey says Obama is not pro-abortion, despite Obama's support for partial birth abortion.

The standard rationalization. Amazing the extent to which politicians will sell their souls.

Catholic Pro-Life Sen. Bob Casey Defends Backing Pro-Abortion Barack Obama

Casey is not only willing to overlook those votes that counter his pro-life views, but has gone as far as taping a television commercial backing his Illinois colleague.

"Some might characterize it that way, but I don't think it is" a pro-abortion vote or position, he told CNS News of his Obama endorsement. "I have a long (pro-life) record, and it's a lot harder for me. It's much easier to be a Republican and have that position."

"We have a definitive and certain disagreement on abortion," Casey told the conservative news web site. "I'm pro-life. (Obama) is pro-choice. I have supported legislation to outlaw partial-birth abortion. He doesn't agree with that."

CNS News asked Casey how supporting a pro-abortion presidential candidate squares with his Catholic faith and Casey responded that he backs Obama because of other political issues.