What if Obama wins?

Deal Hudson says:

Many Catholics will finally realize, and admit to, the power of the political left in their Church. This will lead to a stark red state, blue state divide among Catholics in the U.S., which will be wider and deeper than what we presently see.

..This network has become very adept at cloaking its dissent, its political intentions, and its disdain for the agenda of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. I won't go into details because it has been chronicled often, but there are a growing number of Catholics willing to believe it because of this election.

Steve Ertelt follows through.

I have one prediction to add:

Some vocal Catholics have been promising, with increasing-intensity, that Obama will bring about a renaissance of Catholic social teaching in action, and that it is morally imperative for Catholics to help him bring this about by voting for him on November 4th.

My prediction? Come November 5th, we'll never hear from them again.

... that is, until November 2012.

on a related note:

For an example of the selective pandering that is being given to pew Catholics, consider this press release from the group "Catholic Democrats" that dropped in my inbox yesterday:

"Catholic Democrats calls on McCain campaign to acknowledge the fundamental right to health care - [because] Catholic Bishops recognize "a fundamental human right," an approach to health care advanced throughout Obama's career."

Given the economic climate, one can reasonably argue about whether Obama's mandate or McCain's tax credit plan will provide coverage to more people.

On the other hand, Obama's record of opposition to the Church's teachings on abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (to name a few), is absolutely indisputable.

And in fact, the Church's teaching about health care presumes that this health care protects the unborn, does not seek unethical cures through embryonic stem cell research or cloning.

So run that by me again - how exactly has Obama been advancing a form of health care acceptable to Catholics throughout his career?