The moral of this story is: Never feed red meat to zealots. The moment you stop feeding them, they chew your arm off.
Bart Stupak, the Michigan representative, fought for—and won—tough language to restrict abortion in the health care reform act. Suddenly (yesterday), he announced that he’ll retire. One reason he’s leaving office is that his [...]
What does an abortion typically cost? Here are the average prices, according to the National Abortion Federation: During the first trimester–$350 in a clinic and $500 in a doctor’s office. At 16 weeks–$650 in a clinic and $700 in a doctor’s office. After the 20th week, the average tops $1,000. Planned Parenthood puts the cost [...]
On my wall, I have a photograph of my grandmother at 12, with her parents and siblings. They’re done up in silk dresses, handsomely arranged on chairs, unsmiling, with a confident papa strutting behind.
It’s one of my treasures. I have thousands of other family photographs in boxes, some as recent as five years ago, others [...]
On a radio call-in show this morning, macho military guys were trembling in their boots about what might happen if gays serve their country openly. The machos are terrified of being “approached in the shower” or otherwise sexually harassed. Funny, but guys never obsess over the harassment (including rape) visited by straights on military women. [...]
“You posted a RECIPE,” they cried? “When you don’t cook and all your friends know it?” Ok, busted. I don’t cook, not even hard boiled eggs. But I do make wassail, which isn’t a talent to sneer at, especially on Christmas Eve when it’s cold outside, the family gathers and a fire blazes. Seconds, anyone?
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