Pro-“Life” My Foot!

President Bush has appointed someone to “oversee $283 million in annual grants to provide low-income families and others with contraceptive services, counseling and preventive screenings.” The problem is that the person he has appointed “applauded a Bush proposal to stop requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees to cover a broad range of birth control”, saying that “fertility is not a disease”. You can read more about her rather outlandish views here.

Now, let me make sure I understand this. The person in charge of seeing to it that low-income families are able to control the size of their families — a critical factor in escaping poverty — has a history of being opposed to contraceptives? What?

Here’s the deal, folks. Contraceptives prevent abortions by preventing unwanted pregnancies. Frankly, I have no idea where to begin discussing this woman’s views because there is no hope of common ground. The idea that someone with views so out of touch with mainstream America — where 2/3 of all people think we should have access to contraceptives, over half think our insurance companies should pay for it, and 95% of women will use contraceptives in their lifetimes — could be put in such a role boggles my mind.

In closing: sometimes old recipes are the best recipes; Fox Business News, insulting your intelligence and playing dirty; haw haw haw panic, naw he’s only kiddin; and 10 questions for umpteen candidates.