Paul Chesser's opinion piece in today's Washington Post serves as a reminder:

While it is important to change the makeup of the Supreme Court, social conservatives -- especially those concerned about abortion -- need not and should not be counting on such a change in the judiciary to accomplish their goals. What they ought to be doing instead is looking to the power of facts. Simply getting out the truth to the public has already done far more than any court or legislative action to reverse the trend toward abortion....

Abortion opponents want judges appointed to the courts who will protect defenseless lives, as they should. But some are putting too many eggs in this basket at the expense of developing what could well be more fruitful resources in the battle. Millions of dollars in advertising and promotion are ready to be spent in defense of the nomination of John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court, and more will be expended if Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist retires. The evidence shows that a better investment could be made....

In the abortion battle, the visible proof is speaking for itself, and investing in it heavily is the best strategy for pro-life advocates.

There's wisdom in an animated film, "The Last Unicorn." The Unicorn is captured by a witch who disguises decrepit animals as mystical beasts. The Unicorn observes this, then notices a real Harpy. Schmedrick the Wizard muses that the witch "never should have tangled with a real Harpy -- or a real Unicorn -- because the truth melts her magic. Always."

I think of that scene every time I see a bit of the falsehood falling away. And it gives me hope.