The Bush Administration Obsession with Sex

AP is reporting the Bush Administration is seeking more funds for sex abstinence programs:

President Bush's re-election insures that more federal money will flow to abstinence education that precludes discussion of birth control, even as the administration awaits evidence that the approach gets kids to refrain from sex.

What is this crowd's obsession with sex? If it's not breasts, it's gay people or now, abstinence. Of course, these Bush administration programs preclude any mention of safe sex, too. Their message is: Just Don't Do It.

Based on this sex agenda, isn't it about time we ask President Bush what his personal abstinence policy is. What's the Bush family abstinence policy? Is there some kind of no sex policy for unmarried members of the Bush Administration? If not, why not?

We should also know the sex abstinence policies of every Member of Congress who supports this legislation. Are single Representatives and Senators practicing abstinence? (Let's not even get into the sex practices of married members...that's another subject.) And what about their staffs? Is there some kind of abstinence pledge required to work for conservatives?

If Bush wants to make sex a major issue, and clearly he does, we should be able to know how just exactly how he discusses sex with his daughters. Does he require them to be abstinent? Do they know about safe sex? Are they allowed to practice contraception?

Ok, some people will say...woah...off limits. But, Bush and his administration are putting these issues front and center. Bush chose to make an issue of abstinence. He decided it was appropriate to use homosexuality as an issue. They made all these questions relevant. And, we all know, we will never get any answers.
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Happy Thanksgiving. Now go away.

Get away from your computer, now :-) Read More......

Dollar hits a new low, three days in a row

Breaking through the pyschological barrier of $1.30 has put the dollar in a freefall. Some analysts think it could reach $1.35 by the end of the year.
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"I think Britain will be safer under Labour"

Oh boy, the saga continues in the UK. The election must be coming soon.

"The Tories and Liberal Democrats oppose lots of our measures against terrorism and lots of our measures in tackling crime."

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Oklahoma, The American Sunni Triangle?

State law makers, including Democrats, are fighting for the legal right to keep a gun in a locked car. The reasoning?

Democratic state Sen. Frank Shurden, a co-author the law, said Oklahomans need guns for protection. "You get out in the dark in rural Oklahoma, you better be armed and ready for action," he said. "There's no telling what's going to happen."

As for the potential for workplace shootings, he said: "These are decent and responsible people. "We aren't going to have any shoot-outs like the Old West every time someone gets mad."

I never realized that rural Oklahoma was such a dangerous place. Usually those types love nothing more than to bash the big northern cities and the violence that exists there, while patting themselves on the back for being so peaceful and law abiding. I worked with that type down in Texas and was quite happy to leave them behind.
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Irony isn't a strong enough word

Hollywood couldn't come up with irony like this. It had to come from the U.S. Department of State and the mouth of Colin Powell (Photos from Yahoo):

Good morning, everyone. A dozen years ago, Ukrainians chose freedom and independence, setting their country on a path of democracy and prosperity. The United States has been a consistent partner with Ukraine in this journey. Similarly, today the United States stands with the people of Ukraine and their effort to ensure their democratic choice.



Indeed, this is a critical moment. It is time for Ukrainian leaders to decide whether they are on the side of democracy or not, whether they respect the will of the people or not. If the Ukrainian Government does not act immediately and responsibly, there will be consequences for our relationship for Ukraine's hopes for Euro-Atlantic integration and for individuals responsible for perpetrating fraud.



The Central Election Commission has just announced official results and declared the current prime minister the winner. We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse. We have been following developments very closely and are deeply disturbed by the extensive and credible reports of fraud in the election. We call for a full review of the conduct of the election and the tallying of election results."

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Let it Snow!

I'm in Chicago, and MAN did it snow today. Ok, for Chicago, it wasn't a big story - a few inches in parts of the city, up to 6 possibly in the south burbs. But still, it snowed massive sticky flakes, and every tree and branch and piece of grass is painted white right now. It's absolutely amazingly gorgeous. Any of you who have spent any time in the snowier parts of the world know what I mean - the Eskimos must have a word for this kind of snow, the stuff that's thick and a bit wetter so it sticks to every itty bitty tree branch and twig. Anyway, it's just lovely. A very nice seasonal cleansing to get my mind out of DC and away from the political grind, for at least an evening :-) Read More......