NARAL has sent out an e-mail to its supporters (and disguised pro-life spies, which is how I got a hold of it. He he..) asking them to give $60 to the organization in honor of President Bush's 60th Birthday for the stated purpose:

If everyone makes a $60 Bush Birthday Bash gift today, we'll be well on our way to putting Senate leadership back into pro-choice hands this November.

Then they list the following races they intend to win to accomplish this "goal:"

Help defeat anti-choice Senators Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, and John Kyl.

Help re-elect pro-choice incumbent Senators Maria Cantwell, Debbie Stabenow, and Robert Menendez;

Elect pro-choice candidate Rep. Bernie Sanders to the open seat in Vermont and support pro-choice candidates in Maryland and Minnesota.

Here is the problem: Even if NARAL wins each and every one of the above races, it will not be enough for the Democrats to win the Senate, which is pretty much what it will take to get a pro-choice leadership. Here is why:

Right now, Republicans have 55 Senate seats. If they win the first three, that number will be down to 52. Now, assume that Bob Casey beats Rick Santorm in Pennsylvania, and it's 51 (this race is probably not included because Casey is pro-life even though a Democrat. But it matters for control of the Senate.)

Winning the last two groups of races will do nothing, as they are already held by Democrats.

So the best NARAL can do is 49 seats, 2 short of what they need in order to take control of the leadership. I'd say they are misleading their members for financial gain.