The gig is up ! The Klan should have voted for the House Dems.

Mr. Obama, thanks for your keen Pragmatic and Political Insight.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/us/politics/28obama.html?_r=1&hp

The House Dems economic stimulus package has a great many possible helpful parts to it. One troubling aspect is its funding for a health care issue. Apparently, the House Dems. See a connection between a specific healthcare issue and the economy.

Namely, the funding of medicaid for STD Prevention and Contraception {perhaps also inferring abortions}. Which, in general, operate in low income areas that serve mostly people of color. (Incidentally, the number of abortions performed in this country are disproportionately for women of color.)

The justification, according to Speaker Pelosi ??

It was _not_ a compassion for the health needs of women.
It was _not_ to prevent women’s and maternal diseases that will need more care later.
It was _not_ to ensure prenatal care for healthier children. Nope !(These would, at least, be good reasons)

She claimed specifically -- "...the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government ... No apologies. No. we have to deal with the consequences of the downturn in our economy."

In other words, children of color are an economic drain and they must be stopped.

The Gig is up !Perhaps this is the common ground that some of the House Democrats and the KKKlan can agree upon.

I certainly do not. Let’s invest in healthier mothers and babies of color. One of them may be the next MLK or George Washington Carver. - Next time Fund Prenatal Vitamins instead.

Thanks to the Congressional Republicans, who started making noise...

President Obama has seen that fighting over this would be a distraction from the stimulus.

This Eugenic proposal has been struck out of the proposed stimulus package today.

President Obama Revokes Mexico City

President Obama waited one day longer than expected to begin his executive support for abortion.
Usually, an incoming president signs abortion related measures on the Anniversary day of Roe v. Wade. President Obama waited for a reason that is a bit unclear.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jan/09012309.html

In any case, the Mexico City policy requires that international agencies agree not to financially support or promote abortions in order to get US federal funding. For Pro-Life advocates this is a reasonable policy so that their Tax dollars don't pay for abortions.

The detractors of the policy claim that it hurts international family Planning Efforts, by, limiting funds.
Of course, this not a reasonable argument since there are some Family Planning agencies that have agreed to the policy and do get US funding.

The Policy in action or out of action does nothing for the level of funding. It only focuses the funding.
Now, the same funds will be spread among more International Agencies. And thus not changing anything and may even begin to lack the force multiplier effect of economy of scale now that it will be spread around.

Catholics that voted for President Obama should be especially disturbed by this, since the Mexico City policy does allow for the funding of family planning around the world without the funding of abortion. The president's rescinding of the policy is completely unnecessary and thus a clear step towards promoting abortion in symbolism, policy and in fact.

Now, deeply angered anti-Iraq-war protesters and the Pro-Life movement have something in common.
They both believe that their Tax Dollars are being spent on the unjust killing of innocents around the world.

My Little attempt at political cartooning.

Quotes from Machiavelli'sThe Prince

Machiavelli got an underserved bad rap for his writing of the _The Prince_.



There is some really good advice in there. And it isn't mean - It's just plain old truth about how things work.



I'll post a few of my favorite quotes.

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... any one wishing to maintain among men the name of liberal is obliged to avoid no attribute of magnificence; so that a prince thus inclined will consume in such acts all his property, and will be compelled in the end, if he wish to maintain the name of liberal, to unduly weigh down his people, and tax them, and do everything he can to get money. This will soon make him odious to his subjects, and becoming poor he will be little valued by any one ...

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Read the Whole Thing Here --

http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince00.htm



Download the AudioBook from Librivox

http://librivox.org/the-prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli/

Not a sure Touch

Well, we would have thought that the Olympic Team USA for Women's Sabre would have taken the Gold today.

But, we would have been wrong.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/fencing/news/newsid=210893.html#womens+sabre+team+settles+bronze

The Team of Ward, Jacobson and Zagunis were able to sweep the Women's Individual Sabre Medals (Bronze, Silver, Gold respectively) on Saturday. With that kind of history after only a few days it was too easy to believe they were an automatic for the Team Event Gold medal.

But, alas - it was not to be.

They did make a great showing for the Bronze.

I salute these "Ladies of the Blade", thank them for making their country proud, and wish them God's speed back home.

And so it goes ....

What are these people thinking ?

Complaining about a farm ? That they intentionally moved next to, because they like to see the farm ?


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_fence

Hey, this guy did not create this farm as a scenic vista for their enjoyment.

It's a "farm". Where productive "work" goes on. The very reason it is scenic on one day is because it is a place of work on another day. - Cut out one and you also lose the other.


Besides - you shouldn't complain about the activities of a neighbor after you move in - with full knowledge of their activities.

Get a grip you city slickers ......

Rita Maria Martinez

Never at a loss for making a shameless plug for my wife's career -- I'd like to point out the Website

http://www.comeonhome.org/ritamartinez

Where we will learn about this fantastic Poet and the publication of her new book.

Jane in the Box