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December 29, 2005
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Wednesday's Links
Activism
You may recall us writing about pharmacists who refuse to fill birth control prescriptions because it goes against their "moral values." Folks, this is like a waiter at Outback refusing to serve you a steak simply because he is a vegetarian. These people probably should have thought about the responsibilities of their chosen profession before deciding to pursue it. Go here to send an email to the top five pharmacies in the country, demanding that this practice stop. Make youre voice heard!
News
Redistricting our Future. In an expected and hardly shocking move, the state of Georgia has been re-districted in a non-Census year. Building off of the success of Tom DeLay's re-zoning in Texas last year, Republicans have led the re-districting effort to allow for more Republican Congressional seats. For example, newly elected Democrat John Barrow will now have to face off with longtime Republican Charlie Norwood for that district's House seat. Colorado, California, Illinois, Florida and other states also have proposals for re-districting. The only good thing out of this is that Georgia is covered under the Voting Rights Act, and the new map "is certain to face a legal review by the U.S. Department of Justice or the federal district court in Washington." Even so, it shows the desperateness of the Republicans - what they can't win, they steal. How is this acceptable? Sadly, the only choice for Democrats is to push for Democrat-controlled state legislatures to do the same thing. But they won't, because they have principles.
More DeLay Scrutiny. Speaking of DeLay, in 1997 he took a six day trip to Moscow totalling $57,238. However, the trip is now being investigated, based on the shadiness surrounding the payment for the trip. This is the third such action from DeLay's past that has surfaced, and we're sure to see more. We consider it despicable that an elected official would stoop to these levels, but even worse that people simply don't seem to care too much. How often are we going to see charges come up that are denied by DeLay before we stand up and demand accoutability? You can bet that if this were a Democratic member of Congress, Republicans would be tripping over themselves demanding his/her resignation.
Santorum Plays Both Sides. And hopefully he won't reach either. In a recent interview, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has tried to appear more "moderate" by slightly altering his stance on the death penalty. He has "felt very troubled about cases where someone may have been convicted wrongly." He still supports capital punishment, but feels that it should be limited. So, what does that mean? Aside from being full of hot air, the quote really doesn't appeal to any political demographic - Republicans will see him as backpeddling, and Democrats know him for the slippery snake he is. Santorum is obviously trying to change his uber-right image as he prepares to battle Bob Casey Jr. for his Senate seat, and, on this count, he fails miserably. If this issue troubles him so much, maybe he shouldn't lend his support to a former governor who basely wasted any time reviewing death penalty cases. You know, the one running the country now.
Editorials
A Failure of Policy, Not Spying. Ashton B. Carter, a former Assistant Defense Secretary under President Clinton, writes about how Bush's foreign policy failures are more closely linked to bad policy than bad intelligence. From North Korea to Iran, Carter makes it clear that our "intelligence failures" don't make a lick of difference when it comes to policy. Then again, trying to understand Bush's foreign policy is a lot like trying to understand why so many people watch American Idol.
Idea of the Week: Stop the Killing in Darfur. From the New Democrats Online website, here's an impassioned plea to focus America's attention on Darfur. We've written quite a bit about the lack of attention the entire world is giving to Darfur, but it never ceases to amaze us. All those people that saw "Hotel Rwanda" - did it even sink in? What about those mourning the Pope and calling him a great man - they should take the idea of reducing worldwide suffering to heart and do something about it. Maybe we should hope that those who oppose the janjaweed find oil in Darfur - that seems to be the only thing that will get Bush's attention.
There Is No Medical Malpractice Crisis. But you knew that, didn't you? About the only "crisis" surrounding medical malpractice is Bush's repeated misuse of the word. "Edwardpig" links to a Washington Post story that finds there really is no "crisis." You knew this was a "you scratch my back" to the insurance companies - now you have the facts to back that up.
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December 29, 2005
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Wednesday's Links
Activism
You may recall us writing about pharmacists who refuse to fill birth control prescriptions because it goes against their "moral values." Folks, this is like a waiter at Outback refusing to serve you a steak simply because he is a vegetarian. These people probably should have thought about the responsibilities of their chosen profession before deciding to pursue it. Go here to send an email to the top five pharmacies in the country, demanding that this practice stop. Make youre voice heard!
News
Redistricting our Future. In an expected and hardly shocking move, the state of Georgia has been re-districted in a non-Census year. Building off of the success of Tom DeLay's re-zoning in Texas last year, Republicans have led the re-districting effort to allow for more Republican Congressional seats. For example, newly elected Democrat John Barrow will now have to face off with longtime Republican Charlie Norwood for that district's House seat. Colorado, California, Illinois, Florida and other states also have proposals for re-districting. The only good thing out of this is that Georgia is covered under the Voting Rights Act, and the new map "is certain to face a legal review by the U.S. Department of Justice or the federal district court in Washington." Even so, it shows the desperateness of the Republicans - what they can't win, they steal. How is this acceptable? Sadly, the only choice for Democrats is to push for Democrat-controlled state legislatures to do the same thing. But they won't, because they have principles.
More DeLay Scrutiny. Speaking of DeLay, in 1997 he took a six day trip to Moscow totalling $57,238. However, the trip is now being investigated, based on the shadiness surrounding the payment for the trip. This is the third such action from DeLay's past that has surfaced, and we're sure to see more. We consider it despicable that an elected official would stoop to these levels, but even worse that people simply don't seem to care too much. How often are we going to see charges come up that are denied by DeLay before we stand up and demand accoutability? You can bet that if this were a Democratic member of Congress, Republicans would be tripping over themselves demanding his/her resignation.
Santorum Plays Both Sides. And hopefully he won't reach either. In a recent interview, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has tried to appear more "moderate" by slightly altering his stance on the death penalty. He has "felt very troubled about cases where someone may have been convicted wrongly." He still supports capital punishment, but feels that it should be limited. So, what does that mean? Aside from being full of hot air, the quote really doesn't appeal to any political demographic - Republicans will see him as backpeddling, and Democrats know him for the slippery snake he is. Santorum is obviously trying to change his uber-right image as he prepares to battle Bob Casey Jr. for his Senate seat, and, on this count, he fails miserably. If this issue troubles him so much, maybe he shouldn't lend his support to a former governor who basely wasted any time reviewing death penalty cases. You know, the one running the country now.
Editorials
A Failure of Policy, Not Spying. Ashton B. Carter, a former Assistant Defense Secretary under President Clinton, writes about how Bush's foreign policy failures are more closely linked to bad policy than bad intelligence. From North Korea to Iran, Carter makes it clear that our "intelligence failures" don't make a lick of difference when it comes to policy. Then again, trying to understand Bush's foreign policy is a lot like trying to understand why so many people watch American Idol.
Idea of the Week: Stop the Killing in Darfur. From the New Democrats Online website, here's an impassioned plea to focus America's attention on Darfur. We've written quite a bit about the lack of attention the entire world is giving to Darfur, but it never ceases to amaze us. All those people that saw "Hotel Rwanda" - did it even sink in? What about those mourning the Pope and calling him a great man - they should take the idea of reducing worldwide suffering to heart and do something about it. Maybe we should hope that those who oppose the janjaweed find oil in Darfur - that seems to be the only thing that will get Bush's attention.
There Is No Medical Malpractice Crisis. But you knew that, didn't you? About the only "crisis" surrounding medical malpractice is Bush's repeated misuse of the word. "Edwardpig" links to a Washington Post story that finds there really is no "crisis." You knew this was a "you scratch my back" to the insurance companies - now you have the facts to back that up.
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December 29, 2005
You may recall us writing about pharmacists who refuse to fill birth control prescriptions because it goes against their "moral values." Folks, this is like a waiter at Outback refusing to serve you a steak simply because he is a vegetarian. These people probably should have thought about the responsibilities of their chosen profession before deciding to pursue it. Go here to send an email to the top five pharmacies in the country, demanding that this practice stop. Make youre voice heard!
News
Redistricting our Future. In an expected and hardly shocking move, the state of Georgia has been re-districted in a non-Census year. Building off of the success of Tom DeLay's re-zoning in Texas last year, Republicans have led the re-districting effort to allow for more Republican Congressional seats. For example, newly elected Democrat John Barrow will now have to face off with longtime Republican Charlie Norwood for that district's House seat. Colorado, California, Illinois, Florida and other states also have proposals for re-districting. The only good thing out of this is that Georgia is covered under the Voting Rights Act, and the new map "is certain to face a legal review by the U.S. Department of Justice or the federal district court in Washington." Even so, it shows the desperateness of the Republicans - what they can't win, they steal. How is this acceptable? Sadly, the only choice for Democrats is to push for Democrat-controlled state legislatures to do the same thing. But they won't, because they have principles.
More DeLay Scrutiny. Speaking of DeLay, in 1997 he took a six day trip to Moscow totalling $57,238. However, the trip is now being investigated, based on the shadiness surrounding the payment for the trip. This is the third such action from DeLay's past that has surfaced, and we're sure to see more. We consider it despicable that an elected official would stoop to these levels, but even worse that people simply don't seem to care too much. How often are we going to see charges come up that are denied by DeLay before we stand up and demand accoutability? You can bet that if this were a Democratic member of Congress, Republicans would be tripping over themselves demanding his/her resignation.
Santorum Plays Both Sides. And hopefully he won't reach either. In a recent interview, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has tried to appear more "moderate" by slightly altering his stance on the death penalty. He has "felt very troubled about cases where someone may have been convicted wrongly." He still supports capital punishment, but feels that it should be limited. So, what does that mean? Aside from being full of hot air, the quote really doesn't appeal to any political demographic - Republicans will see him as backpeddling, and Democrats know him for the slippery snake he is. Santorum is obviously trying to change his uber-right image as he prepares to battle Bob Casey Jr. for his Senate seat, and, on this count, he fails miserably. If this issue troubles him so much, maybe he shouldn't lend his support to a former governor who basely wasted any time reviewing death penalty cases. You know, the one running the country now.
Editorials
A Failure of Policy, Not Spying. Ashton B. Carter, a former Assistant Defense Secretary under President Clinton, writes about how Bush's foreign policy failures are more closely linked to bad policy than bad intelligence. From North Korea to Iran, Carter makes it clear that our "intelligence failures" don't make a lick of difference when it comes to policy. Then again, trying to understand Bush's foreign policy is a lot like trying to understand why so many people watch American Idol.
Idea of the Week: Stop the Killing in Darfur. From the New Democrats Online website, here's an impassioned plea to focus America's attention on Darfur. We've written quite a bit about the lack of attention the entire world is giving to Darfur, but it never ceases to amaze us. All those people that saw "Hotel Rwanda" - did it even sink in? What about those mourning the Pope and calling him a great man - they should take the idea of reducing worldwide suffering to heart and do something about it. Maybe we should hope that those who oppose the janjaweed find oil in Darfur - that seems to be the only thing that will get Bush's attention.
There Is No Medical Malpractice Crisis. But you knew that, didn't you? About the only "crisis" surrounding medical malpractice is Bush's repeated misuse of the word. "Edwardpig" links to a Washington Post story that finds there really is no "crisis." You knew this was a "you scratch my back" to the insurance companies - now you have the facts to back that up.
