Single What? Female...

and we're back tracking because...

Okay, I heard about Hillary discussing this first about a week or so ago but to have to see a whole story about how the Democrats are essentially trying to woo voters by getting out the anti-choice Liberals...well I find that sad really. How is it that the Republicans don't seem to care about moving to left to get more Democrats (save for Bush trying to get the black vote by saying that Social Security at present doesn't serve them as well as whites, going to black churches promoting his ban on gay marriage, and of course using his nephew to get the Latino vote)? There is a group-Republicans for Choice, but you certainly don't hear about Republicans trying to get more pro-choice conservatives to run for office (and I have a feeling that they wish those Republicans for Choice would just go away). I understand we need to get more of our people back into Congress and are trying to be more inclusive of our anti-choice brethren, but should we really be looking to promote them just to appease the anti-choice voting block? What people do not seem to consistently forget is that 1) no one LIKES abortion, but should it have be done, a woman should have the choice to have the procedure AND have it done SAFELY 2) once you start adding to the people that could chip away further at Roe V. Wade, you start chipping away at other rights of women. Pharmacists already are allowed in some states to refuse to fill birth control prescriptions if they have moral objections. The Republicans have been pushing a national bill that would force girls to tell their parents-even in the case of rape or incest-that they are pregnant and/or planning an abortion. And, as previously mentioned, insurance doesn't cover birth control, but they do cover-as does Medicare-VIAGRA. Is it just me, or does this seem a bit lopsided? And when you think about it, perhaps we need to just get some candidates in there that support proper sex education in schools as well as proper counseling and family planning options as abortion rates tend to go down where women can make educated decisions (but people don't think of that, now do they?).

IN THE MEANTIME...Let the fearmongering begi-continue. Yep, Porter Goss-a man who follows his boss' heart, firing anybody who doesn't agree with him-says it's just "matter of time" before group linked with al Quaeda come back and attack us. (not saying anything about Iraq becoming a breeding ground for terrorists...because of us...nope I'm not going there...really...I swear...). Thanks for the heads up Mr. Goss.

speaking of fearmongering in a weird way...Alan Greenspan says that the economy is strong (has he SEEN my paycheck?), but social security does indeed need to be changed...and he likes the idea of Bush's plan...to a point...but admittedly, when I first read this story this morning, I was like "um...when was that slipped into the script and how much was he paid to push the President's Social Security plan?" I doubt that that is the case, but it is a bit unsettling, no? As the day has gone on his cryptic testimony has been re-evaluated and could be something totally different now so you may want to check your fav web news source to see if he's suddenly said "Actually Bush's plan wouldn't really work... you know, maybe for a week or two and then we would fall into an economic collapse to rival Argentina's a few years back..."

Speaking of The Prez and his plan...you know it can't be real good when he feels he's gotta go stump for it in New Hampshire. Apparently, while talking to folks in an airplane hangar, he said he was "not ruling out" raising taxes for those who make $90,000 a year or more to shore up Social Security...yes George talked about RAISING TAXES...You said it, George, you can't take it back!! We all heard it! I know you probably won't do it so you can keep your donors but you said you wouldn't RULE IT OUT (does he even know he said that? that he let that phrase cross his lips?)

Speaking of things crossing your lips, George can say whatever he wants, but anybody else, not so much. When Michael Powell resigned, the GM at my sister's radio station passed out cigars. Well, I hope y'all already smoked 'em cause otherwise you'll just have to put them away thanks to Congress saying that they are out to toughen indecency rules for TV and radio. Look, I'm not a fan of Howard Stern or shock jocks in general, let alone a lot of the garbage you see on TV...so I turn it OFF (call me crazy). And you know, it's not my people who have made Desperate Housewives the #1 popular drama (have you seen this guilty pleasure pulp TV?) Last check it was all the desperate housewives in the midwest who, after banning even the talk of sex (filthy!), figured they gotta get it somehow (but that's just me).

AND a Judge ruled today that two reporters-one for the NY Times and one for Time-can be jailed for not revealing their source of stories they never wrote because they thought revealing the name of a covert CIA agent would be dangerous and tactless (unlike Robert Novak). So, for doing nothing, they could go to jail, but Robert Novak who released the name, wrote a story, yet also will not reveal the source of said story, is continuing on Crossfire...is there something WRONG here?

Speaking of just WRONG, yet highly amusing...A Conservative Blogger cum White House reporter was left to resign not long ago after he made blantantly subjective statements about Democrats while asking Scott McClellan a question. He also got busted on making anti-gay comments in his stories...but then he got busted on being gay AND on having porn websites including an escort website offering his "services" "hourly, one-night or weekends". There were nude photos to boot. Ah nothing like a conservative nekked picture scandal. See, this is what happens when you keep saying your not gay and have not had porn sites and think NO ONE WILL LOOK THIS UP!

And speaking of Free Speech in all this, Keith Olbermann had a great entry yesterday about it at Bloggerman.

And hence, to keep our speech free, KEEP E_MAILING!!! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends and family, the press and your COngressfolk and make sure they know that you are PAYING ATTENTION!!! And then pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 9:53 AM