Archive for May, 2005
This is an article in the LATimes about George Tiller, M.D. who runs one of three abortion businesses in the country that will do abortions after the baby can live outside the womb. Isn’t it ironic that the word “prolific,” rooted in fertility or fruitfulness, can be used here to mean mere “productivity.”
I know that [...]
Priests may “marry” homosexual partners but must pledge to remain celibate. Via NationalReview.com.
This AP story about previously unreported trips by U.S. House members provides a little perspective for the attacks on Tom DeLay.
This story about free meals being served to the Nashville Metro Council demonstrates what I think is wholly reasonable: zero tolerance for gifts from lobbyists or lobbying organizations. I know how such gratuities grease the skids and it stands to reason that elected officials get too accustomed to capitalizing on access/power that isn’t theirs to [...]
While I think it is heartening that so many French voters are unpersuaded that centralization is the answer in Europe, their reasons for rejecting it are unfortunately plain old foolishness and self interest; from the article:
The “no” vote was urged by a disparate array of forces, including the far-right of Jean-Marie Le Pen, nationalist Eurosceptics, [...]
Interesting report about two “American” men who conspired to aid Al Quaeda in the U.S. I especially liked the detail about how this (apparently devout?) Muslim physician was shacking up in a gated community with a woman by whom he has sired two small children. I’m worried that the max this guy could get would [...]
Regardless of the partisan aspects of today’s arrests of five past or present Tennessee General Assembly members on charges of bribery, etc., it is exhilarating to see that at least some corruption is being rooted out in our gov’t. I tell you, the majority of weasels will not have much stomach for corrupt conduct if [...]
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