When you’re a “pro-life” conservative
Carrying the fetus to term is the goal. Period. At birth, it’s someone else’s problem, someone else’s mouth to feed and someone else’s mistake. Fetus = Life. Baby = Parasite. Oh, and maternity leave is...
View ArticleDefining “pro-life”
“One Planned Parenthood clinic does more in a day to prevent abortions than the entire Pro-Life movement does in a year.” — Helen Philpot (via lycanpedia)
View ArticleTea party Rep. Scott DesJarlais had affair with a patient then pressured her...
But let’s not mistake who’s being wronged here — it’s Scott DesJarlais! His campaign says ‘the revelations are “old news from the last election cycle that Tennesseans have already widely rejected.’” So...
View ArticlePro-birth isn’t pro-life, and it’s neither moral nor virtuous
“I do not believe that just because you’re opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a...
View ArticleA Nation of Malingerers: from Welfare Queens to Disabled Deadbeats
Paul Krugman remarks on the so far unsuccessful attempts Republicans are making in trying to change their rhetoric: The growing number of Americans receiving disability payments has, for many on the...
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