“What do you think I voted for at Omaha Beach?”

One WW2 veteran’s views on equality in marriage and other contexts:

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RIP, Dr. George Tiller

If I should become pregnant, I would have an abortion. I had my share of parenthood helping to raise my stepdaughter; that’s as much motherhood as I need, want, and can handle. I don’t think abortion is ever a Good Thing, but sometimes it is the Only Right Thing, and therefore it should be legal, [...]

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You won’t get much political commentary from me–

–but there is no way to ignore something like this, or the rage it generates:
Report Outlines Involvement of Medical Workers in Abusive CIA Interrogations.

Mark Mansfield, a C.I.A. spokesman, said that because of the Red Cross’s confidentiality policy, he would not comment on the report….
Mr. Mansfield added, however, that Mr. Panetta “has stated repeatedly that no [...]

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In which I attempt to say something meaningful about RaceFail ‘09

Somewhat reluctantly, I’ve been paying increasing attention to the explosion of discussion, hostility, critique, bad behavior, and just plain wank that is RaceFail ‘09.
What is this RaceFail of which I speak? I refer you to two excellent oracles: This initial summary by Anne Somerville, and continuing updates by Rydra Wong, Archivist of the Revolution.
The [...]

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