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Rachel, you misrepresented the proposed Ohio state legislation, that sought to ban abortions after 6 weeks, when you stated that by the time a women misses her period, it would already be too late to abort. In reality, a women would have approximately 4 weeks after being "late" to get an abortion. Don't believe me? Check out the ovulation cycle for yourself. Looks like it's not just the Republicans that need to get in touch with "a fact-based world".
Yes siree ,republicans know far more about a woman's body than women or biologists do. After all Science claims such silly crap as evolution,global warming,acidification of the oceans and even other planets exist!
Nominating Paul Krugman would be "spoiling for a fight"?
This seems to buy in to the nonsense that the Right makes up about Krugman; confusing his vigorous defense of hard-won economic knowledge with extremism or fanaticism.
Krugman says he would not be a good fit for an administration post, and that's may be the case. But after four years of recession, the administration could use an economist who understands the economy's problems and has the models to prove it.
Krugman thinks human beings can be modeled with math. Fail.
You probably did fail math and it seems you proudly failed Science also.
This is interesting. So you really think you can predict economic behavior with math? Then why are economists so often wrong?
Because they listen to right winged ideas? I have no love of economists of course but I appreciate it when they use historical data and true statistics in their equations but then I also know what probabilities and statistics are and I also know the difference between economics and Ayn Rand fiction or trickle down voodoo crap.
Thank you, Sen. Nina Turner. I've been saying for months, on this blog, (and for years before that) that the concept of equating an anti-abortion position with being "pro life" is not only a gross misnomer, but a monumental public relations coup that we let them get away with. Those who try to use the laws of this country to force their particular theology on everyone are not compassionate, but ruthless religious zealots who, as Sen. Turner pointed out, don't care about actual people, or the effect their crusading/Teahadists laws have on real living individuals. I share her belligerence, because these zealots are a clear and present danger to our society. I sometimes felt like some oddball voice on the fringe of society, but hearing my thoughts echoed by an elected official who was also a woman (I'm a male) almost made me jump up and cheer (were it not for my aged knees).
Life, among other things, is choice, including difficult choices. PRO LIFE IS PRO CHOICE.
BTW: I assume ScootRanger is being sarcastic, and that Shooter242 is ... oh, what's the use?
RE: Rather's quote about the Republicans needing to get in touch with a fact-based world - That would be great, but if they did that, they'd be Democrats.
RE; Dan Rather. He mentioned education and that is good as far as getting some worthwhile dialogue going but I noticed that he referred to Finland as a place where we can study how it can be done. Talking heads are not always totally informed on the subjects that they choose to speak about. A closer look at Finland may show us how different our countries are. However, even the mention of education as a topic that needs study and dialogue is a positive move.
You are right that Finland and Singapore are not good comparisons for the U.S. These are both small countries what would fit into any number of our big metropolitan areas and they do not have the ethnic and racial diversity that we have. Education needs study and dialogue but we do not help the subject by neglecting the true complexity of our country.
RE; Dan Rather guest appearance. Mr. Rather mentioned education as a subject that needs intense public interest and dialogue. However, he mentioned Finland as a country where we could possibly learn how to better educate this nation's children. Talking heads are not always well informed about the issues that they choose to speak about. A closer look at Finland's education system and it's population makeup may show us how very different our two countries are. The fact that he mentioned education as an important issue to be discussed to move to solve some of the problems that now exist is a good start. I hope others will help move the conversation forward in a positive way.