Bush And His (Pushing, Thrusting, Moaning...Sick) Faith

The Boston Globe has published an article detailing Democrat initiated investigations that will look into Bush’s failed Faith-Based Initiative.

WASHINGTON -- Two leading Democrats on the House International Relations Committee said they want to investigate President Bush's faith-based initiative to determine whether taxpayer funds are being used to reward Bush's Christian conservative supporters and whether the faith-based groups are using the funds to help gain converts.

In addition, Democrats on the panel said they could be in a strong position to try to overturn a measure that requires one-third of AIDS prevention money overseas to be spent on "abstinence-until-marriage" programs.

The $1 billion abstinence measure was passed by the Republican-led Congress and signed by Bush, but many Democrats have complained that the money could be better spent on other measures such as condoms. Many of the religious groups receiving funds under Bush's faith-based initiative have received money as a result of the abstinence-until-marriage program.

If anything comes out of these proposed investigations, I would hope that it would be this horrible failure of a measure - which may actually help contribute to the spread of AIDS - being overturned.

Sexual development 101 teaches us that abstinence-only education is ineffective. The best method is a comprehensive method that explains all options, including condoms… you know, reality. It is highly immoral for this administration to award a failed method - a method that helps spread AIDS throughout the world - and something that all people should be outraged about. People need to take a step back and look at what the real issue is here. Is it the goal of our government to persuade people to live lives that coincide with their random morals, or is the goal to stop the spread of an epidemic?

The answer is quite obvious to me, but there are those who feel that the real goal should be to spread their religious doctrine throughout the world, no matter the casualties it may bring.

As much as it kills the Christian extremists, I fully believe that the Democrats’ new power will restore an inkling of common sense back to our government, which is quite a huge victory for all of us that were blessed with common sense to begin with.

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Do-Nothing Congress' Last Act: Do Nothing

If you’re like me, you had to be sitting on pins and needles, wondering what the Repuiblican House’s final action would be before they lose control (shhh, it’s a slow news day… and my ass is numb, sort of feels like it’s being jammed by pins and needles).

Well, apparently, in far-right fashion, they are going to throw the religious right another bone.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ An anti-abortion bill seeking to declare that fetuses can feel pain is slated to be voted on by the House this week, a last bid for loyalty from the GOP's base of social conservatives.

The measure, sponsored by New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, has no chance of passing the Senate this year since it won't be brought to a vote in that body. And the incoming Democratic majority won't let it come to a vote when they take control of both Houses next year.

So yes, the do-nothing Republican Congress’ last act will be to… do absolutely nothing by pushing a bill that will, according to themselves, never be passed. Interesting.

The bill defines a 20-week-old fetus as a "pain-capable unborn child" _ a highly controversial threshold among scientists. It also directs the Health and Human Service Department to develop a brochure stating "that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain."

So, I guess the real question here is, what the Hell is Congress doing making scientific proclamations when what they claim is under scientific debate? Again, I guess it’s okay to lie, if your lies support a particular religious notion. Thankfully, these people are going to soon be out of power, and sanity restored to our Legislature. Hopefully.

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Welcome

I've been playing with this new Beta for a few days now, and I am completely impressed. This will be my new home, so I’d like to welcome everyone to the site.

The layout’s a bit… fucked, but that will be coming along in time. Really.

I’m excited to actually begin blogging again. (Yes, technically this is a blog post, but really it’s a welcome message/post holder so I can play with the layout)

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