What is it about Republican politicians that makes them want to stick both feet in their mouth? If you are wondering what I am talking about, it is the fact that yet another member of the GOP has resigned due to infidelity, ie. Indiana Representative Mark Souder. What makes this even worse is how...
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It was May 31, 2009 when Dr. George Tiller was gunned down in his church in Wichita, Kansas, as he was serving as an usher. Scott Roeder had decided that it was time to end the life of one of the few doctors who was willing to perform late-term abortions. As I am pro-life,...
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A major obstacle to the health care reform legislation in the Senate is looming ahead and it may be one that can not be easily overcome. When the House version of health care reform passed, it was only because moderate Democrats were persuaded to vote for it after anti-abortion language was inserted. The language...
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One of the reasons Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was able to scrape her version of health care reform by earlier this month was because of concessions she made to the moderates in her party, concerning abortion. Those concessions were due, in large part, to the role Catholic bishops played in lobbying for...
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The health care bill narrowly passed by the House this weekend has raised the ire of liberal Democrats who view concessions on abortion funding included in the Stupak-Pitts amendment as an attack on women. Congresswoman Nita Lowey said the amendment “puts new restrictions on women’s access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance...
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You could say I am a bit behind the times with this story, as it has already been posted all over the Internet. I suppose my attentions have been focused elsewhere, but even at that I should have already written about this. As I live in Oklahoma, I think it is appropriate for me...
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Over the past several weeks, I have been listening to and reading the news and reading blogs, etc. as the rhetoric over health care reform and other policies of the Obama administration heats up even further. Both sides of the debate are going back and forth like a couple of alley dogs in a...
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One of the most polarizing issues in our country today is the issue of abortion. Since the Supreme Court handed down it's ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973, legalizing abortion and sentencing millions of babies to an untimely death, the battle has been on to stop the practice. Regardless of which side of...
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I have refrained so far from writing about the murder of George Tiller on Sunday, believing there is already enough uproar about this act of violence. My first thought when I heard about the murder was that no human being deserves to be shot down like that. My second thought was about how much...
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In a move that is sure to please Hispanics and women, President Obama is slated to announce his choice to replace Justice David Souter will be Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Long suspected as his top candidate for the position, the President will make the announcement at 10:15 AM ET this morning. Judge...
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