Feeling compelled to give the White House credit for something this obvious is really the exception that proves the rule. Nonetheless:

The White House on Friday criticized former Education Secretary William Bennett for remarks linking the crime rate and the abortion of black babies.

“The president believes the comments were not appropriate,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said.
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“But I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down,” said Bennett, author of “The Book of Virtues.”

Back to the slot machines O virtuous one.

Update: Steven Levitt of Freakonomics on Bennett butchering his theory.