“Slain abortion opponent ‘loved the controversy’ his protests generated” ~ Title of September 16 New York Times article about pro-life activist James Pouillon, who was murdered for his stance on September 11

UPDATE, 4:55p: Here’s an Healthcare For Gunner coalition to educate President Obama and Congress know that it will be their children and families who suffer the most and be denied critical care under current health care reform plans. According to the press release: “I want my family and my doctor to control my son’s healthcare […]

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Since the Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor, chatter about judges has died down. But here is an insightful and heartening post from the New Yorker gives conservatives several reasons for cheer about the judges issue. Toobin’s main themes are that President Obama has embraced the notion of judicial restraint, has “distanced himself” from activist Justices like […]

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I’m sure the Union News, October 17, 2008: NPR reports that ACORN’s cofounder, Wade Rathke, also founded SEIU…. ACORN’s biggest union backer, the Service Employees International Union, gave more than $4 million to the community organization and its affiliates from 2006-07, according to Dept. of Labor filings…. Living in IL, I’ve sensed an unholy alliance […]

UPDATE, 12:30p: From Big Government website an hour earlier at 4 ET. Here’s what you’ll find – the latest video sting of ACORN. This one in a San Bernardino ACORN office where the employee can’t talk fast enough about the connections they have to politicians (naming them by name) and even an admission of murder.…

by Globe and Mail has an in-depth article on India’s problem with sex-selection abortion. The problem is biggest among the upperclass: But $100 on the birth of a girl – or even $2,500 at her marriage – means nothing to the country’s wealthiest families. And that is where the gender gulf is yawning most deeply. […]