Finally a prominent politician comes out with a reasonable stance on the Abortion Debate. Hillary Clinton has voiced what should be position taken in regards to abortion issues.
It's amazing how many people still don't get it. I remember not long ago, before the election hearing someone actually mention abortion as the number one issue in the election, as though George Bush was going to force this woman to have his baby if he won. Get over it. Over 1000 dead American soldiers and unknown number of dead Iraqis in a war based on bogus reasons, might be slightly more important. The government sanctioned use of torture and illegal detainment of prisoners might be a more important issue.
Clinton's speech was dead on and is the right approach. Reactionary liberals and reactionary conservatives will of course miss her point and stick to their die-hard stance. But most people will see it as common sense approach to a tough issue.

• Tell kids not to have sex. Abstain. I agree, promote it, 16 year olds dont have the brains to cope with sex. Aside from either abortions or unwanted pregnancies, we may see a drop in the number of STD's out there.
• So some kids won't listen, if so then use condoms AND the pill. Again we'll see less abortions and less unwanted pregnancies as well as fewer STD's. Plus when kids and adults act responsibly in regards to sex, they may actually begin to wonder how clean their one night stand might be.
• So some won't abstain and others won't use birth control. Or may the gods help the poor bastard who has a condom break or a girl who skips a pill. But aside from those there are the more serious issues of victims of sexual assualt and serious medical problems that may endanger a woman's life with a pregnancy. In these cases, well it's still legal so no worries.

The point is to narrow and reduce abortions. Make them few and far between. Bring back morals and responsibility to sex. A pack of condoms is still cheaper than a pack of diapers. And for those who argue "it breaks the mood" or "it doesn't feel the same" with a condom, well a baby screaming from his crib breaks the mood too.

Between Barbara Boxer taking on Condoleeza Rice and Hillary Clinton staking out a sensible platform on abortion, I am beginning to think some Democrats do indee have the backbone necessary to revive the party.

I figured out what my problem with blogging lately is. I get online and sign on to AIM and read and write emails too damn soon. So then I end up expressing most of what I wanted to say. I should probably just start blogging from work and make it easier.
I am such a nerd I joined a yahoo group for "Alias" and another yahoo group for "Lost" But what can I say, I am a fan of really good stories and characters. Plus the mystery elements always get me. That's what drew me into Twin Peaks so many years ago. And it was such a groundbreaking show in that it influenced so many shows today. Carnivale on HBO is another such show that I have to watch. Though I do get pissed at some of these shows that build mystery and contrived mystery over reality based characters.