Is Pro-Choice the New Pro-Life?
According to the New York Times , it doesn’t really matter, because you probably don’t understand the terms anyway. According to the Times , the recent Gallup Poll showing that a majority of Americans are pro-life is faulty at best, and downright sinister at worst. The poll, conducted May 7-10, found that 51% of Americans are now “calling themselves ‘pro-life’ on the issue of abortion and 42% ‘pro-choice.’ According to Gallup, this is “the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identifi
MTV Greenlights Season Two of Hit Series ‘16 & Pregnant’
“16 & Pregnant” Has Reached Over 31 Million Viewers Season To Date And Is # 1 In Its Time Period Across Cable Among F12-34 And Across All Of Television Among F18-24 “16 & Pregnant: Life After Labor” Finale Special Hosted By Dr. Drew Pinsky Set To Air On Thursday, July 23 At 10PM ET/PT SANTA MONICA, Calif. and NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Reflecting on one of the most controversial and thought-provoking topics, MTV President of Programming Tony DiSanto announced today that after only 3 epi
For Healthcare and Social Security - further suggestions from Harry L. Langer.
Fixing and Funding Healthcare and Social Security . In order to compete in the global economy and provide the jobs and revenues for economic recovery and stability, it is necessary for U.S. companies to be relieved from the stifling twin burdens of healthcare and pension obligations. Likewise, local and state governments and their related public authorities are going broke from their unaffordable healthcare and pension obligations and must be relieved of these burdens to maintain social and
Getting to Know You Tuesday: Frank Santoro
It’s Getting to Know You Tuesday! Today’s featured tax professional is Frank “Vinny the Body” Santoro. Frank describes himself as “Preacher’s Wife (on leave), Adoptive Parent, CPA, Libertarian, Musician, Amateur Theologian, Muckraker, Instrument Rated Pilot, Cancer Survivor and Know-It-All.” Let’s get to the interview! 1. Where are you now? At home on the couch, logging in to work via VPN. If it were last week I would have been switching back and forth between the White Sox game a
Note From a Policeman:..
By; Scott Wagner is a Police Academy Commander and Professor at Columbus State Community College in Columbus Ohio, and Commander of the 727 Counter Terror Training Unit. A 29 year law enforcement veteran, and current Deputy Sheriff, he is the Precision Marksman for the Union County Sheriff’s Office SRT Team. The fear on the street is palpable. Ever since the election of Barack Obama as President of these United States in November 2008, coupled with the election of a democrat party majo
Who were the “original” bloggers in America?
While I am using some freedom in writing this post, I have spent the past two days preparing a tri-fold display board with text and photos of the American Revolution for our church picnic this Sunday. Based on their involvement in 1765 I would vote for Benjamin Edes and John Gill as the first bloggers in America based upon their courageous activism in support of opposition to the Crown. Fast forward to today where a new breed of bloggers is applying similar pressure on our government.
Staying on Course in June
Here we are at the end of June - though it feels more like October - and I am officially declaring this month’s theme of staying on course a wild success! If you don’t have a lot of patience for wack-a-doodle mumbo-jumbo, you can skip the next two paragraphs and go right to the summary for this month; but I hope you’ll stick with me for a minute while I explain the closest thing that I have to a spiritual belief system. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t have a lot of use for organized reli
Fans Deserve Credit for All-Star Picks
Baseball released another All-Star balloting update on Tuesday, with the final results to be announced on Sunday. The Yankees’ Derek Jeter leads all A.L. players in votes, with the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols leading the National League.It’s a pastime for people to complain about the fans’ choices, but I’ve never understood that. Fans aren’t obligated to vote for the players having the best seasons. They’re supposed to vote for the players they want to see.This holds true even though, since 2003, t
Ongkili On A Five-Day Visit To South Korea
Ongkili On A Five-Day Visit To South Korea KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili is leading a delegation from the ministry on a five-day visit to South Korea since Sunday which, among other things, aimed at studying the country’s impressive advancement in its nuclear power programme. His itinerary included a visit to the Energy Farm and Kori Nuclear Power Plants operated by Korean Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd (KHNP) in Gor
Climate change impacts in the United States
The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has released the most comprehensive report so far on climate change impacts in the United States: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States . The USGCRP consists of thirteen departments and agencies of the US federal government. Some of the key findings include: Climate changes are underway in the United States and are projected to grow. Crop and livestock production will be increasingly challenged. Threats to human hea
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