Condoms! A congressman is pushing a not-so-quick fix in the debate over illegal immigrants from Mexico: free contraceptives. “A slower rate of growth of Mexico’s population would improve the economy of Mexico. It would also reduce the environmental pressure on Mexico’s ecosystem. But a slower rate of growth would also reduce the long-term illegal immigration […]
This is from Today’s NY Post (h/t Americablog): Conservative scribe Ann Coulter cribbed liberally in her latest book, “Godless,” according to a plagiarism expert. John Barrie, the creator of a leading plagiarism-recognition system, claimed he found at least three instances of what he calls “textbook plagiarism” in the leggy blond pundit’s “Godless: the Church of […]
Those were the first words that came to my mind when I was looking through the released Abu Ghraib photos on Salon’s site. To see how we are treating these people while sitting there and trying to claim “we are the beacon of freedom” is pure bull shit. Every single person involved from civilian leadership […]
The New York Times reported today that a “scant” drop in abortions are seen in states where parental notification are required. This is something that people should really take notice on. Now that more states are pushing for legislation that could make it to the Supreme Court and try to get Roe overturned, a study […]
So the filibuster didn’t fly. Even though Alito is on his way to the Supreme Court, it is not a defeat by any means. Four days ago the talk on the hill was there would not be any filibuster attempts. John Kerry sparked a movement and the liberal blogosphere provided the fuel for that fire. […]
Bill Frist broke away from the “good old boys†Republican Party today to say he supports stem-cell research. This turn of events have left people in shock, to say the least. This, needless to say, has become the dawn of attacks against the Senate Majority Leader. “I think a candidate that, that-umm-believes in the destruction […]
Its seeming more and more like Bush played the ultimate trump card by nominating John Roberts. He has gone out, picked someone with a short lived bench life and there for does not have many opinions to show how he would vote on controversial issues such as Roe V Wade. Short of him being a […]