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Come to Poppa!
that's why most community hospitals are running in the red.
their reimbursements have been cut ever since the "balanced budget act" of the 90s.
That program in top notch!
Very helpful and practical.
...Obama may try to expand(medicare) to everyone in the country.
May God help us all if this happens.
Now seniors can take the honorable way out.
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But I didn't really care either.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. Barely half the states are still in, and two more say they are leaving.
Some $50 million has been budgeted for this year, and financially strapped states might be expected to want their share. But many have doubts that the program does much, if any good, and they're frustrated by chronic uncertainty that it will even be kept in existence. They also have to chip in state money in order to receive the federal grants.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jp6w3u-FGlN-...
Your slanted view on this is positively horrific and that's about all I want to say about this at this point. Discussion of this crucial issue is hardly just about abortion, but of civil rights for all of us and I don't think that you "get" that aspect of it.
These women (and men indirectly) are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends; they are NOT owned by any group! It's evident that you do not agree with a woman having an abortion and that is your right, however when you begin to use hate language in describing these issues is when YOU go over that line you speak of.
There's quite a difference between advocating for what you believe and using vile language and/or actions in getting your point across.
As far as ME "dealing with the problem", I think our government has already done same. We currently (at least for now) have actual laws in place stating that all woman can make up her own mind with how they decide to handle their own life and family.
And no, I'm hardly trying to start a fight; but am "responding" to what you have said to me here. Isn't that what blogs are for? To respond to each other about the topic at hand? Look, we may be cyber "friends" but that doesn't mean that I agree with or will put up with that kind of language.
Sorry if you see it as such.
And yes, Row V Wade has made CHOICE the law of the land, and thank God for that! It represents far more than just using the option of choosing an abortion versus child birth BUT it has to do with ALL of our civil rights, so YOU should actually be glad for that.
Yes, I am "happy" that AT THIS POINT we do have the option of women and men choosing what they think is best for themselves or their family; that IS something to be celebrated and NO, I'm not mad that anyone chooses to have or not to have an abortion; as it is their individual choice; thus none of my business!
As far as whether the United States is getting more conservative or not, I guess we will have to wait but from my viewpoint, it seems to be going the other way and it is about time. BUT we will have to wait and see before we judge...
How totally fascist of you darling...
"Liberals abort babies, liberals commit suicide. That's the way God made us."
There is much more in this thread (see below), but I have cited some of the most egregious.
"PP has also gone over the line encouraging black women to abort.'
And this IS hate language, and it is NOT true, so please do try to get this straight. Just because YOU may believe something true, does NOT make it thus. In fact, it just may show your own bias and/or prejudice.
I'm glad you're a Catholic, but that does not make your religion the only one that is right about any one issue. It's good for you and your family, fine; but that does not mean it is true or right for everyone.
And how bloody DARE YOU call me a liberal atheist! How dare you judge me or my beliefs when you know nothing of either!
I guess I have come to grips with your own prejudice and have seen for myself just how nasty you can get in judging others. I think you are free to practice and believe what you wish, that is part of our glorious freedoms within our country, BUT you do not get to judge my life or beliefs when you have no knowledge of me.
Your hubris here, is astoundingly vulgar!
Why should I feel a need to prove to you now how or what I believe when you have already taken things that I have said and distorted them for your own benefit? I feel no need to discuss my personal beleifs with anyone who speaks of others the way you do. Telling me that PP only tells African Americans to abort children when neither issue is true, must less shows a decidedly vulgar bias on your part.
And it's nice to see that your response to this is to accuse me (once again) of being prejudiced when it was you who is making all of the accusations.
I do not have a hard time accepting you and you should know better. Who was it who has befriended you despite everyone else coming down on me for doing so? Who was it who has continued a friendship with you despite differeing views in all things?
BUT when you begin using the kind of divisive language you are using now (yes, it's called HATE speech) then I do object and I do think I have a right to tell you to stuff that sort of ideology up your wealthy tush.
We can all disagree about the best way to handle issues, but when you decide it's fair game to begin making nasty, divisive and/or racist comments about those issues, then that's when I call a time out.
Just like with children, it appears to be time to take a rest. Agreed?
After the babies... I mean used(Semi) endoeatreal tissue... is discarded they are... I mean the tissue is put into large drums that hold guess what... Medical waist. From there I would pick it up in my white van and take the babies to be cremated... I mean the tissue to be disposed of. We used the same public burn facility that the city uses to cremate the homeless... I mean the unclaimed dead.
Thank you Busboy for your work helping mothers make a better choice.
For what its worth my wife had a child when she was 14. She gave her little girl up to adoption to a nice family in Idaho. She is 14 herself now has a 3.8 GPA and is 6 foot tall. She looks just like a young tall version of her as well. It was the hardest thing she ever had to do in her life. She has felt regret and sadness every day she has missed with her first born girl. She would do the same thing once more without a second thought.
I only wish more woman and girls could show that kind of guts.
I am not saying repeal R-V-W.
Just that I wish ladies would give more thought to what they are doing.
And get your filthy claws off me you damn dirty ape!
I guess if you have an A-bomb and a truly big standing army you get diplomacy...
Aminex believes its prospects of striking oil in North Korea are good.
"We all dream of making a big discovery," chief executive Brian Hall told BBC News Online. "And if you don't put yourself in a position where the possibilities are high, you will never do it."
A number of potential sites are close to some of China's most productive oil fields, he said. Announcing the contract, Aminex called North Korea as "highly prospective".
David Addington was there under subpoena. And he wasn't happy about it.
Could the president ever be justified in breaking the law? "I'm not going to answer a legal opinion on every imaginable set of facts any human being could think of," Addington growled. Did he consult Congress when interpreting torture laws? "That's irrelevant," he barked. Would it be legal to torture a detainee's child? "I'm not here to render legal advice to your committee," he snarled. "You do have attorneys of your own."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
Wait, won't McCain need Medicare to get him through November?
Oh, right, he's got that rich c*nt.
Plus his military pension.
Well, here's one oldie we don't have to worry about.
Unless he gets elected.
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Between Diebold and caging he doesn't have to be elected. But if he thinks a little ole terror attack on American soil is going to help him, it won't; it'll help Cheney
Then Medicare can get Cheney a new, er, a heart, and reanimate him so he can be McBush's Pres, er, Vice-President.
See, if you'll just give it a chance, the system works!
For some people.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/26...
You have to walk in someone else's shoes to know how difficult the road is, these guys don't and never will.
Big Love caves on FISA dose not even make me upset. When people do what you think they are going to do it is not a cause for outrage...
Blatant absurdity.
The founding fathers gave us a remedy - but Pelosi took it upon herself to take it off the table. No amount of bitching is going to change it. If Iran is bombed before the election the blood of the Iranian people will be on the hands of the Democrats.
Of course the Rethugs want to save the money to bail out their fat cat donors and Wall St. and be able to engage in massive military spending. Yesterday it was reported that it will take $100 billion to repair and refurbish equipment, etc. owned by the military, putting at risk the recruitment of people, of which 92,000 are needed to maintain current troop levels.
All that money wasted on privatization where theft, fraud and abuse of taxpayers' money was rampant and which will never be recovered. Hundreds of billions wasted on KBR, Halliburton, Blackwater, etc., making them even richer, and to hell with people who have paid taxes all their lives and expected some semblance of a civilized existence which won't exist for far too many.
Those who live in the northeast and depend on fuel oil for heating in the winter, buy electric heaters. But I'm afraid that the electrical grid there wont be able to handle it. It's not designed for what people will be forced to do.
Greedy bastards...GG may be right--we'll be working for 50 cents a day in a third world country soon called the US of A...I mean, how is the corporatocracy any different from Robert Mugabe or any other dictator, for instance? They have their puppet in the WH with 6 months remaining in his term. Anyone think Nancy Pelosi has any regrets? I don't.
And guess what? Most Americans, especially those most affected, are not aware of what the Republicans are doing on this bill. It has not been reported on the TV news where most people get their snippets of what's going on. One has to come to the internet to find out this basic kind of policy news out of DC.
I told an old, die-hard Republican uncle about what his party is doing to his Medicare and he was mad as hell. One, that his own party is trying to cut the benefits seniors like him need. And, two, that he didn't hear about it on the news. This dumb Medicare move might actually hurt the Republicans going into the election because a strong Medicare program is crucial to seniors...that is if the word about what happened actually gets into the MSM.
And to those out to "help mothers avoid abortion," I have news for you harassers and clinic bombers and doctor killers: the country, by a decisive majority, rejects your cruel and murderous actions and respects the rights of a female and/or her partner and her physician to determine her reproduction choices.
And to anyone stupid enough to write such as Planned Parenthood wants to abort babies or that Liberals abort babies while implying conservatives do not...well I can think of only this to write: You are a fool of the lowest order.