Gov. Eric Greitens is running for president and we are all “extras” in a slick Facebook video he is producing to hype his campaign.Maybe that’s not true. But it sure feels that way.Take this week’s special session for example. The Republican summoned the Legislature back to session to pass tougher abortion restrictions.Never mind that Missouri already has some of the toughest abortion laws in the nation.When the city of St. Louis passed an anti-discrimination ordinance that makes it illegal for landlords or employers to discriminate against women based on their “reproductive health decisions” the governor saw an opportunity to flex his pro-life muscles.That opportunity was made more attractive when the Legislature failed to pass a bill that would have curtailed the ordinance during the regular session. The “career politicians” missed their chance. The governor wasn’t going to miss his.We take Greitens, who not too long ago was a Democrat, at his word that he is pro-life. We applaud him for it.We’ve just never associated him with the pro-life movement. Neither did the Missouri Right-to-Life PAC, which declined to endorse him in the Republican primary last year because its members couldn’t confirm his commitment to their cause, according to the Kansas City Star.So it seemed a little contrived to see Greitens barnstorming the state last week with former Arkansas governor and national conservative pundit Mike Hukabee, touting the special session.It definitely had the feel of a campaign tour. Like every Greitens event, the cameras were rolling and the sound bites were flowing. No doubt Greitens, a natural politician and gifted speaker, can deliver the lines.But does he mean it? Or is he just checking a box to burnish his conservative bona fides as his critics, including a growing number of Republicans, allege.Is he collecting footage for the next campaign video, or does he really care? With Greitens, it’s hard to tell.Some might question why we would impugn the motives of any politician if he or she is on the right side of an issue.Call us old-fashioned, but we believe conviction and sincerity still count in politics. Fighting for the unborn is a worthy cause but using a special session, which will cost as much as $60,000 a day, is not an appropriate use of taxpayers’ money if the end game is simply to score political points and grab headlines.