The War on Contraception

by matt

How long will it take for people to realize that the mainstream of the so-called pro-life movement is simply anti-woman?
The primary opposition to Plan B, however, has come from groups that contend that it can lead to very early abortions — though experts say it acts in the same way as regular contraceptives.
Republicans in Missouri […]

250 Million Dollars in Pocket Change

by Jason

When it comes to our continuing adventures inside Iraq, we’ve all become so accustomed to gigantic sums of money being thrown about that it has ruined our perspective. In a war whose costs have stretched to nearly $400 billion, it’s understandable.
Nevertheless, it’s discouraging to see $250 million—a sum which Pentagon auditors says that Halliburton […]

Pillow Talk

by sarabeth

President Bush is off to visit Pakistan and India this week. In an interview with the Indian television network, Doordarshan, he said: “On my trip to Pakistan, I will, of course, talk about the terrorist activities, the need to dismantle terrorist training camps, and to protect innocent life”.
So, no doubt we will see stories […]

Our Partner in the War on Terror

by matt

Pervez Musharraf:
Bush’s visit to India this week will thus read like nuclear acquiescence to some, while others will wonder why the United States hadn’t long ago looked the other way when it came to India’s arsenal.
Pakistan on the other hand, gets preferential treatment and granted equivalence because it also holds America hostage in the […]

An Unfortunate Correction

by Jason

The recent conflicts in Iraq seem to be tapering off for now*, which is obviously a good thing for everyone. However, we now learn that the violence over the last few days was much worse than initially reported:
Grisly attacks and other sectarian violence unleashed by last week’s bombing of a Shiite Muslim shrine have killed […]

Faith-Based Weapons Inspection

by matt

No wonder we didn’t find any weapons in Iraq. We had complete lunatics looking for them:
Bill Tierney, who served as a U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq in the late ’90s, told National Review Online this week that he would look to God to direct him to possible WMD sites. “God is my intel,” Tierney […]

Challenging Roe

by matt

“We are once again at the place where the hard rock of religious beliefs shatters the fragile glass of tolerance.” - South Dakota State Sen. Dave Knudson (R-Sioux Falls)
“I guess I’ve never claimed to be speaking for God. I know I’m a sinner and I just do my feeble best as a human being […]

Sarabeth Writes Again!

by sarabeth

My dear Scooter,
I hope you don’t mind if I take the liberty of calling you Scooter! It’s just too sweet a name not to use. I have been wanting to write for quite a while, but you know how it is. (In case you don’t, a woman’s work is never done!)
I just […]

Just us Lefties Pt 8, 9, 10

by matt

The American people
More Americans than nearly ever before now say the war in Iraq is a “mistake” for the United States, according to a new Gallup poll. That figure now stands at 55%, up 4% point since late January.
Bill Kristol:
We’ve been trying, and our soldiers are doing terrifically, but we have not had a serious […]

Nullus Maximus

by matt

As the media conspires to willfully obscure all the great news coming out of Iraq, we’re stuck reading stories like this:
The only Iraqi battalion capable of fighting without U.S. support has been downgraded to a level requiring them to fight with American troops backing them up, the Pentagon said Friday.
The battalion, made up of 700 […]