Monster Watch

Two things to note today. First, more evidence that it is useless to engage with the right in intellectual debate. Why? Because they don't really care about reality, only domination. The Republican media consultant Frank Luntz's "handbook" (which I found here) implicitly concedes that Republicans are uninterested in rational discussion. They'll say anything, no matter how flawed or vicious, in order to win. So much for the original purpose of this blog. When I started I still believed that there was someone on the other side reasonable enough to argue with. Silly me.

Speaking of reasonable, can you believe this guy? He even looks like a lieutenant to Darth Vader! How am I supposed to compromise with or even respect the "values" of someone who wants to prosecute teenagers for murder because they got abortions? In case anyone has forgotten, the only time late term abortions happen, in fact the only time they used to be legal, was when the life of the mother was in danger!

Remember Roe v. Wade? It said that abortions could be restricted after the first trimester barring threats to the mother's life, and I'm willing to bet that in Kansas "casual" late-term abortions were never permissible. So the late term abortion law recently passed by congress is redundant unless you have decided that the lives of unborn childen always outweigh any interest the mother has, including her continued existence.

The anti-choice crowd rhetorically covers its bases by saying that abortion in the case of rape, incest, or life of the mother is still acceptable. This move on so-called "partial birth" abortions demonstrates that they really never meant that. To them women really are just vehicles for baby production.

Have a nice sunday. I have to go cool off now. God I hate those people.......