Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign on Tuesday, bowing to the inevitability of Mitt Romney’s nomination and ending his improbable, come-from-behind quest to become the party’s conservative standard-bearer in the fall.
Crying at “improbable, come-from-behind.”
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Reblogged from kickdrumheart‘Doonesbury’ abortion story arc moves to Op-Ed page: A story line about a woman seeking an abortion in Texas prompts Times editors to relocate the strip from the comics pages for the arc’s six-day run.
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Eight female state senators in Georgia walked out of the Senate chambers on Thursday to protest two bills that hinder access to abortion and contraceptives. All eight female democratic senators left the chambers together after two bills they oppose passed the Republican-led Senate. From Atlanta’s WXIA, the legislation:
- Prohibits state employees from using state health benefits to pay for abortions
- Does not allow employees of private religious institutions to demand that their insurance policies pay for contraceptives
“We stood together to protest what we feel is absolutely a war on women here in Georgia and we want to sound the alert to Georgians,” said Sen. Nan Orrick.
Republican state senator Joshua McKoon said of the legislation, “What I would say is the war that’s being waged is on a relative minority in this country that has strong beliefs that are protected by the First Amendment.”
The bills now heads to the House, where both are expected to pass.
The senators who walked out: Sen. Gloria Butler, Sen. Gale Davenport, Sen. Nan Orrock, Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, Sen. Donzella James, Sen. Miriam Paris, Sen. Valencia Seay and Sen. Horacena Tate. Looks like I’ll be spending my Friday night emailing these senators to thank them for taking a stance on an incredibly important issue.
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Yeah, I understand that in theory, but those people are the dicks that are like “I believe the government shouldn’t have a say in who gets to marry each other, but I don’t give a shit about that enough to not align myself with rabid bigots who do want the government to institutionalize bigotry as political expediency for an 18% corporate tax rate.”
Seriously, I hope you die eating some un-inspected beef.
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Ronverts: Breaking Up with Obama, Rebounding with Ron Paul
When Obama failed to sidestep politics as usual, many disillusioned young voters found a refreshing alternative in Ron Paul. Ronverts aren’t necessarily the stereotype of those college kids searching for a libertarian demagogue; in a way, they’re rejecting that model altogether.
I continue to be fascinated by Ron Paul’s sway over younger voters. Toooooooooootally not going to vote for him myself, but I’m intrigued by what makes him appealing to people my age.
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Seriously.
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