My thoughts on the Supreme Court's just-released decision upholding a ban on partial-birth abortion, even when deemed necessary for a woman's health. Ironically, this may just reduce the number of wanted pregnancies. Few to no women would just randomly decide to abort 26 weeks after they became pregnant. I suspect most late-term abortions occur when a woman who wanted to … [Read more...] about Health Exception? Who Needs It?
Impressive Recovery, But Still
A video of a DEA agent shooting himself in the foot (literally) while giving a presentation on gun safety to a group of Florida children. This occurs right after he tells them that he's the only one in the room qualified to handle the handgun he's carrying. I'd mock him, but to be honest I'm impressed that he carried on the presentation relatively calmly after having shot … [Read more...] about Impressive Recovery, But Still
During Cho’s 2-Hour Break…
UPDATE: NBC News is broadcasting some of the footage NOW. During Cho's 2-hour break between murder sprees, he mailed a multimedia 'manifesto' to NBC News. NBC received the package this morning and turned it over to the FBI. MSNBC Capus said gloved NBC security personnel handled the package very carefully as soon as it arrived. The network immediately called the … [Read more...] about During Cho’s 2-Hour Break…
Missile Defense
Why does Europe oppose the Bush administration's plan to develop such a system? I analyze this question in a new post at Foreign Policy Watch. … [Read more...] about Missile Defense
Virginia Tech Protection Needed: As With Columbine Funerals and Memorial Services, Pastor Fred is Coming To Spread His Screed at VT.
Heads up: Calling all sister and brother bikers for funeral patrol... bring 'round those fatheads and flatheads, shovelheads, and ironheads, and make ready to ride the pegs if need be... your services may be called upon very shortly. Pastor Fred, a/k/a/ Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., who refers to himself and his grown children as “the most hated family in America,â€? claims he … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Protection Needed: As With Columbine Funerals and Memorial Services, Pastor Fred is Coming To Spread His Screed at VT.
Virginia University Shooting In 2002 Stopped By Armed Citizens
Find out more about two brave souls, and then check out the moronic, "manly" comments of two action-hero obsessed bloggers who think the current students should have done the same thing and fought the gunman...At the very least, count the shots and jump him reloading or changing hands. Better yet, just jump him. Handguns aren’t very accurate, even at close range. I shoot mine … [Read more...] about Virginia University Shooting In 2002 Stopped By Armed Citizens
School Massacre
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about School Massacre
Virginia Tech Killings: Brisk Business At Gun Shop
A gun shop. While America and the world mourns for the dead at Virginia Tech, it was business as usual not far away at the shop from where the alleged killer, Cho Seung-Hui, bought the deadly weapons to carry out the massacre in the campus. "As this part of southern Virginia and the rest of the US was struggling to come to terms with the bloody carnage that took place on … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech Killings: Brisk Business At Gun Shop
It’s the Guns, Stupid
From my former colleagues on the Editorial Board of the Philadelphia Daily News: The innocent young people who were slaughtered were not even finished being identified, and their families notified, before gun- rights advocates were broadcasting their specious argument, the same argument they used after the shooting of 10 students in an Amish school in Lancaster just six … [Read more...] about It’s the Guns, Stupid
Iraq’s Refugee Crisis: Finally UN Wakes Up!
The Iraq war was supposed to spread democracy throughout the Middle East, but to date its most palpable result has been to spread Iraqis throughout the world, reports The Independent. "UNHCR, the United Nations' refugee agency, believes that up to two million have sought refuge outside the country since the war started, and 1.9 million have been forced to move within Iraq in … [Read more...] about Iraq’s Refugee Crisis: Finally UN Wakes Up!
Victory for Pro-Life Movement
The following post was published at my own blog. I wanted to cross post it here, but then saw that Holly had already posted about it. However, after talking to Joe, I have decided (with Joe actually) to publish my post on this anyway. For an interesting discussion be sure to check Holly's post - she was on top of this news when it broke. Mark Sherman reports for the AP (via … [Read more...] about Victory for Pro-Life Movement
V. Tech – Round-up
Jules Crittenden, who is rapidly evolving into one of the best round-up'ers in the blogosphere, has another great round-up up, linking to articles and blogposts about the shooting at Virginia Tech, gun restriction laws, etc. Jules own thoughts, I tend to agree with his view: "A quick take on all of the above: I don’t have one... More gun control may prevent or limit some … [Read more...] about V. Tech – Round-up
VA Tech
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about VA Tech
The Role of the Roberts Court
The Roberts Court has expressed its raison d'etre today by making it more difficult for women to get abortions. What an attack on our rights! AP via Washington Post: Supreme Court says Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act does not violate women's constitutional rights. Melissa at Shakesville says: Five men—Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, … [Read more...] about The Role of the Roberts Court
A Sure Sign That the Surge Is Working
CLICK HERE FOR MORE. Photograph by Wisam Sami/AFP-Getty Images … [Read more...] about A Sure Sign That the Surge Is Working
Recommended Reading – Comic Book Logic
Dr. Steven Taylor at Poliblog has a commentary on the comic book logic being used by some who believe the students at Virginia Tech didn't act enough like "men". … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading – Comic Book Logic
Contractor Was Ordered To Hire Wolfowitz Girlfriend
The scandal and controversy surrounding World Bank President and prominent "neocon" Paul Wolfowitz continues to blossom:The U.S. Defense Department ordered a contractor to hire a World Bank employee and girlfriend of then-Pentagon No. 2 Paul Wolfowitz in 2003 for work related to Iraq, the contractor said on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Science Applications International Corp., … [Read more...] about Contractor Was Ordered To Hire Wolfowitz Girlfriend
Jim Morrison Lights Charlie Crist’s Fire
Hey, I don’t even live in Florida, but Governor Charlie Crist just got my vote because he is considering pardoning rock music bad boy Jim Morrison for 1970 indecent exposure and profanity convictions. Said Crist: He died when he was 27. That's really a kid, when you think about it, and obviously he was having some challenges. There's some dispute about how solid the … [Read more...] about Jim Morrison Lights Charlie Crist’s Fire
Handguns Unlimited
Sandy Huffaker, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Handguns Unlimited
TV Review: Richard Perle and Pontius Pilate
There is much to loath about the neoconservative brain trust, the puppet masters that put George Bush up to the Mess in Mesopotamia, but there is a place in a special Hell reserved for Richard Perle. As Bush's Defense Policy Board chief, Perle loudly proclaimed that there was a link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, worked feverishly to … [Read more...] about TV Review: Richard Perle and Pontius Pilate