Submitted by Lawrence Rafferty, (rafflaw), Guest Blogger
I don’t think Barry Goldwater would recognize Conservatism or his Republican Party if he was alive today. Conservatism used to mean belief in safe and sound economic spending and freedom for all from governments getting too large and too restrictive on personal freedoms. Recently we have seen Republicans offer up a brand new and dangerous definition of rape in an attempt to restrict abortions and to restrict government money being used to pay for them. Now we are seeing another Republican attempt to restrict the use of contraceptives under the guise of ending the alleged use of Federal funds to pay for abortions.
A recent article outlined the legislation proposed by Rep. Mike Spence of Indiana to eliminate the entire $327 million dollar budget for Title X. Title X is a program that provides funding for women’s health and family planning costs. “The measure would eliminate all $327 million in funding for Title X, a family planning program that began 40 years ago under President Richard Nixon. And while Planned Parenthood receives millions of dollars from the program, Title X funds cannot be used for abortion services. The money is to be used for noncontroversial family planning services, mostly for low-income families.”
Rep. Spence and his fellow Republicans are trying to defund Planned Parenthood because it receives millions from Title X funds to assist women in their family planning and health matters. In order to try to end abortions without testing the strength of Roe v. Wade in the courts, the sponsors and backers of this bill don’t care if low-income women suffer by not getting the health care that they so desperately need. Many of these same legislators also backed the repeal of the Affordable Health Care act which would also assist low-income women get affordable health care.
The proposed legislation would end all monies from Title X and the effects of those funds drying up could be catastrophic for women. “The pro-abortion-rights group NARAL said the legislation would lead to more unwanted pregnancies by cutting funding for contraceptives. “The new anti-choice House leadership now wants to take away birth control and cancer screenings from millions of American women and men,” said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL. “While these politicians attack abortion coverage from every angle, they now want to deny funding for birth control, even though that’s the best way to prevent unintended pregnancy. Americans will not stand for this blatant hypocrisy.” ‘
Is it just me or do I detect a pattern here? What do these mostly male Republicans have against women? I was thinking of writing an article asking when America will have its own “Egyptian” moment, but maybe I should ask when will American Women have their “Egyptian” moment?
Source: Raw Story
Submitted by Lawrence Rafferty, (rafflaw), Guest Blogger
bUDDHA IL:
what would you recommend? Since you have a way with the ladies vis a vis snicker doodles which I did not get.
How about mac and cheese with THC brownies for desert? I can cook it all in my room on a hot plate. I can cook the brownies in my dutch oven.
What do you think?
Bob Esq.,
“One, a line must be drawn so as to preserve the distinction between alienable and inalienable rights and the consequent validity of the social compact. Two, the arguments traditionally made for the first trimester work in agreement with the aforesaid necessity to preserve the social compact.”
I don’t consider you to be a stupid man, Bob. To say that a line must be drawn, while avoiding the rationale used to create that line is being disingenuous. You’re far too intelligent to not understand that there the line was not just created arbitrarily so that they would have something to work with.
I think you know full-well that the line was based on quickening, and I think you know that quickening was the only way they had to identify signs of life in the womb. As such, the line used to distinguish between alienable and inalienable rights was based on the available evidence of life.
If a child in the womb moves, and the mother feels it, there is life, and the line is drawn.
If the child in the womb moves, and the mother does not feel it, does that life not exist?
Does the social compact protect life or does it protect movement?
Bob, Esq.,
BTW, I do think there is a difference between being indecisive and caving to the other party on particular issues. Caving/compromising is often done for political reasons/expediency–not because one is indecisve
Elaine,
“Do tell what that ‘wicked dessert’ might be! You’re talking food, right???”
Mostly. 😈
I find pears poached in red wine and honey, served with chocolate sauce and a fresh mint garnish to be particularly effective.
Elaine: “One can be decisive about the wrong things. Remember George “The Decider” Bush? He and Cheney and Rumsfeld were decisive and resolute about starting a preemptive war in Iraq. It would have been better if Bush had questioned himself and his advisors more about the wisdom of that decision.”
Really Elaine? Being decisive is bad because bad people can be decisive? Was Patton a bad leader?
Bush should have consulted his advisers?
http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=complete_timeline_of_the_2003_invasion_of_iraq_2230
Come on; who are you kidding?
Buddha,
Do tell what that “wicked dessert” might be! You’re talking food, right???
😉
Elaine,
Bush did second guess himself on invading Iraq. He second guessed him self on 9/12/2001 and then said what the hell, bomb the bastards.
Bob, Esq.,
President Obama may call himself a Democrat. I don’t consider him a “liberal” Democrat. I consider him more of a Republican on some issues. I have been upset with his constant attempts to appease Republicans, Wall Street, and for various and sundry other things–which I won’t go into now.
Otteray Scribe:
I think Elaine M has just stated it best – “What humor?”
😀
Chan,
In re: The Ladies
Hey, at least they let me touch them in those places forbidden to you, Oh Great Virgin of the Plains.
And don’t underestimate the power of good food vis a vis getting laid. The way to a woman’s heart is though her stomach. Women love a man who can cook, especially if he can make their favorite dishes and throw in a wicked dessert.
Otteray Scribe
1, February 15, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Stamford Liberal:
I believe Chan is an undergraduate, based on some previous postings. Should we expect anything else but sophomoric attempts a humor?
*****
What humor?
😉
Elaine: “Not all Democrats are liberals.”
I understand; but do I really need a Venn diagram to make my point?
You asked a simple question of Chan and I interjected with a simple, and true, observation.
One of the primary weaknesses of liberalism is indecisiveness. Another, as exhibited by the Obama administration, is this dumb ass desire to be liked by everybody.
This is how good ideas die; failing to have the backbone to connect thought with action.
Bob, Esq.,
One can be decisive about the wrong things. Remember George “The Decider” Bush? He and Cheney and Rumsfeld were decisive and resolute about starting a preemptive war in Iraq. It would have been better if Bush had questioned himself and his advisors more about the wisdom of that decision.
Stamford Liberal:
I believe Chan is an undergraduate, based on some previous postings. Should we expect anything else but sophomoric attempts a humor?
Otteray Scribe:
At the rate they’re going to the bottom, it won’t be too long before they hit.
What the SD legislature is trying to do just, literally, blew my mind. My eyeballs are still throbbing.
Swarthmore mom,
Okay, but you do understand the point I was trying to make I hope.
A liberal view on being too liberal:
Remember how pissed off Rachel Maddow would get every time the Obama Administration refused to move forward until they made ‘everybody’ happy?
Chan:
“Stepford Liberal” – Back to that again? How predictable.
Bob, Esq.
Not all Democrats are liberals.
In the past in my state, we had quite a few Republican politicians who were quite liberal/open-minded. They may have been fiscal conservatives–but they held more liberal views on social issues. That’s why I sometimes didn’t vote for a straight Democratic ticket in those days. It’s too bad we don’t have more Republicans like that today.
Imagine how many arguments we could avoid if we could outlaw ‘the woman’s prerogative.’
lol
Bob, Esq. I think all the liberal republicans live in Massachusetts. Romney was one of them. Now, he is strongly anti-abortion.