Soapbox, anyone?
Oh, how the political debates rage in the workplace.
A co-worker of mine had a cool comment: "We represent the microcosm of the voter populus: We have a die-hard liberal," that is, myself, "a die-hard conservative," that is, himself, "and a swing vote." This refers to our student.
Inside this little world we have differing debates on different issues. Taxes. Military spending. Abortion. How money should be spent and where. What happens when the government spends money it doesn't have. Etc.
And still I find myself drawn toward factcheck.org. Man that is a nice site, and also has a new update today about the Vietnam vets who are dissing Kerry.
I'm not going to say that Kerry is the end-all-be-all canidate. But he's about as liberal as it gets (just check out this info), and I'm right up there with him. I think it's time for someone who sees more than black and white, and is ready to do more than lead us into war (mmm...rhymes) and create Bushisms.
I mean, let's face it: It doesn't get any more liberal than allowing minors to give themselves abortions, or allow the morning after pill in schools. Yes, I am for this. No, don't kneejerk here. The former regards letting the doctor have the final say as to whether the female is competent, along with acknowledging the danger in which the teen could put herself in by revealing the pregnancy to her parents (for example, her dad my beat the crap out of her).
I hope to God I don't ever have to hear those words ("Dad, I'm pregnant,") before It's Time (tm), but if I do I would certainly like for my daughter to tell me. However, if she chooses not to, I do respect her right to do that. It is a very line-in-the-sand issue, and pretty much determines what side you're on.
The morning after pill issue basically takes the idea that if school districts want to spend money to distribute them to teens who request them, they have the option of doing that. No government money is involved. It's basically just a go-ahead from the Big Guys.
I like that in a canidate. He's put out some real ballsy shit, and he's tried to get it into law. That's respectable, at least.
In the meantime we'll watch the sparks fly, and I'll do my best to create entertaining monologues for you, dear reader. I'll have more info on something other than political semantics soon...
A co-worker of mine had a cool comment: "We represent the microcosm of the voter populus: We have a die-hard liberal," that is, myself, "a die-hard conservative," that is, himself, "and a swing vote." This refers to our student.
Inside this little world we have differing debates on different issues. Taxes. Military spending. Abortion. How money should be spent and where. What happens when the government spends money it doesn't have. Etc.
And still I find myself drawn toward factcheck.org. Man that is a nice site, and also has a new update today about the Vietnam vets who are dissing Kerry.
I'm not going to say that Kerry is the end-all-be-all canidate. But he's about as liberal as it gets (just check out this info), and I'm right up there with him. I think it's time for someone who sees more than black and white, and is ready to do more than lead us into war (mmm...rhymes) and create Bushisms.
I mean, let's face it: It doesn't get any more liberal than allowing minors to give themselves abortions, or allow the morning after pill in schools. Yes, I am for this. No, don't kneejerk here. The former regards letting the doctor have the final say as to whether the female is competent, along with acknowledging the danger in which the teen could put herself in by revealing the pregnancy to her parents (for example, her dad my beat the crap out of her).
I hope to God I don't ever have to hear those words ("Dad, I'm pregnant,") before It's Time (tm), but if I do I would certainly like for my daughter to tell me. However, if she chooses not to, I do respect her right to do that. It is a very line-in-the-sand issue, and pretty much determines what side you're on.
The morning after pill issue basically takes the idea that if school districts want to spend money to distribute them to teens who request them, they have the option of doing that. No government money is involved. It's basically just a go-ahead from the Big Guys.
I like that in a canidate. He's put out some real ballsy shit, and he's tried to get it into law. That's respectable, at least.
In the meantime we'll watch the sparks fly, and I'll do my best to create entertaining monologues for you, dear reader. I'll have more info on something other than political semantics soon...
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