The kind of leadership we need from Catholic Bishops in America. . . found in Poland

The debate over the EU Constitution notwithstanding, Catholic Polish bishops are weighing in on the European Parliamentary elections in June, asking voters to endorse fellow Catholics and Christians for public office:

The Polish Roman Catholic church heirarchy called on compatriots on Wednesday to vote for “Christians and Catholics” when the country takes part in European Parliament elections for the first time in June.

“The presence within this important assembly of Christians, Catholics, people who stand for high moral values, is even more important today, as strong trends aimed at wiping Christian values out of the lives of European people appear,” Polish bishops said in their appeal.

Poland, one of 10 mainly ex-communist countries to join the European Union on May 1, will elect 54 representatives to the 732-seat assembly.

The church urged Poles to turn out and vote on June 13, warning against opting for those who “attack human life and the family.”

Now the question must be asked. How hard is it to issue a statement as strong and powerful as this? And why does the USCCB (United States Council of Catholic Bishops) refuse to do the same?