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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
mizbinkley
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Huckabee himself says he would have to think long and hard before he would consider joining a ticket with a candidate who supports abortion rights.
His words. And let's really think about them: he'd consider not being included on a presidential ticket with someone who disagreed with him about abortion. This is not a distraction--it's very telling about the sort of person Huckabee is. His principles, at least on abortion, are so strong that he would consider subordinating his other principles to them. His principles defy compromise.
Which is fine if you agree with his principles, dangerous if you don't.
I don't believe in single-issue voting, either, but Huckabee himself is elevating abortion to a single-issue level.
Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors Reported by Adults: United States, 1999–2002 www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad384.pdf
FYI: For this study, "Sexual behavior" = sex by means of vaginal, oral, or anal sex.
And, from the Introduction:
"Strengths and Limitations of the Data
Limitations of self-reported data include recall problems and intentional misreporting of behaviors. Survey planners attempted to minimize response errors by implementing ACASI for the drug use and sexual behaviors questions asked in the NHANES survey. Respondents commented on its ease of use. NHANES did not survey the homeless, persons in prisons, or institutionalized populations; and therefore the findings are not representative of the U.S. adult population as a whole."
The Catholic Church's official position on the sanctity of life is consistent. Catholic Church leaders argue that Amnesty International previously issued no stance on abortion one way or the other and that this move is a reversal of past precedent.
From Christian Today:
Bishop William Skylstad, head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the decision "undermines Amnesty's longstanding moral credibility" and divided its own members, including many Catholics active in it.-
"I call upon the members of Amnesty's International Council to reverse this decision," he said in a statement.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/amnesty.intl.refuses.to.change.abortion.policy.despite.catholic.objections/11959.htm
Air Force Vet in Amsterdam writes: "Pretty dubious selections for the most part"
-Agreed. Regarding The Washington Post: Dana Priest is also on the list. Priest did the stories on the secret CIA prisons. Also on the list: Susan Glaser, a Managing Editor for The Washington Post and Tom Toles, who does the Post's political cartoons.
I also don't really understand the list. It seems to be more "the 50 most powerful political figures in the country" as opposed to "the 50 most powerful people in the DC." There are maybe a dozen true Washingtonians on the list: Dan Snyder (owner of the Redskins), David Bradley (owner of Atlantic Media, a DC media company), the executive director of a ritzy DC restaurant, and the admissions director of a DC private school are among the few.
The rest of the list are politicians and lobbyists who are in DC because that's where the federal government is.
ScepticalGeek sums up the Bush argument all-too well with "Given an infinite time limit, there is no chance of losing, as long as we can keep pouring money, munitions, and people into the game."
I just don't get how they don't see this as losing. We're losing money, munitions and people. The only way this can not be a net loss is if the gains are greater. We know what the losses are. What are the gains?
So much for the "MBA President."
So I guess 'failure' would be either fewer carbombs or more carbombs depending on where you stand on the issue of righteous resistance.
Or, carbombs are good or bad depending upon which side of the bomb you're on.
Despite Bush's repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government.
I mean, I didn't expect Petraeus to write it by hand on a yellow legal pad and hand it to us, but jeez! How many times has Bush referred to Petraeus' report? Example:
I'm going to wait for David to come back -- David Petraeus to come back and give us the report on what he sees. And then we'll use that data, that -- his report to work with the rest of the military chain of command, and members of Congress, to make another decision, if need be. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070712-5.html
As if it was Petraeus' Report. I guess I didn't hear the lower case "r" each time Bush said "report"--"report" as in "I'll let you know."
Crikey.
Boys-only camp? Okay
Girls-only camp? Okay
Single-sex camp of either gender that bars entry to the opposite sex when a comparable program does not exist? Not okay
Girls' camp for nine year-olds devoted to beauty and appearance? Highly suspect
Depriving the next generation of metrosexual boys manicures? A tragedy.
The Fool writes "It may well tell us that Petraeus has wisely decided not to volunteer to be next Colin Powell, used by Bush in order to provide a flimsy fig leaf at the cost of public disgrace and the permanent loss of his personal reputation for integrity."
And if so, good for him. Petraeus isn't about to let himself get "Colin Powell-ed." This is the man who wrote the Counterinsurgency Manual. The manual's introduction opens with a quote from General Peter J. Schoomaker:
This is a game of wits and will. You’ve got to be learning and adapting constantly to survive. http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24.pdf *
If there's anyone who can defend himself against the Bush Administration, it's General Petraeus.
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*Yes, it's available online. It's a resource and broad view of themes and history and does not detail specific methods for specific regions.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
