Contraception

Two things strike me as a result of all this talk about birth control and contraception. First, it is obvious that there is a strong condom lobby working for the Republicans. "Let's put the burden on the men for birth control."  Great idea. What are the odds on the birth rate tripling?  Perhaps we can get Obamacare to pay for chastity belts. How many centuries do we want to regress?


Second, the Commonwealth of Virginia has proposed vaginal ultra sounds. For those of you who don't watch Grey's Anatomy, that involves the insertion of a probe.  As a fan of everything sci-fi, I am reminded of the stories told by people abducted by aliens in flying saucers. They told of  being probed by the aliens. I am not insinuating that Republicans are aliens. Well, certainly not all of them. 

They are among us.

Rush Limbaugh

We live in an extraordinary country.  We have many freedoms. The freedom of speech being one of them. But when someone goes on national radio and says the things Rush Limbaugh has said about the Georgetown University law student who wanted to testify in front of the Republican hearing on contraception, you have to wonder where the line is drawn.  I hope this young woman hires the best slander attorney available and sues him for everything he has.  And if whoever is his employer doesn't take him off the air immediately, every sponsor they have should have the guts to cancel.
I know I have a lot of conservative Republican friends and family. I respect your allegiance, but please don't try to justify Limbaugh's rant to me. I'd rather you removed me from your address book.