If Bush, Inc. were being impeached, tried, indicted, investigated, interrogated and prosecuted right now they might not have the time or energy to make any of these last minute attempts to screw the country. I understand the reasons why this is not happening, I just question the judgement that goes along with the reasoning. Bush is not just a lame duck, he's a poisonous creature whose last thrashings about are going to be with us for some time.

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Clinton & Murray just introduced legislation to stop the rule from taking effect.

I wrote about it over at the CA NOW blog in "One Reason I Don't Want Hillary as Secretary of State".

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Look at the way he treats Laura!
I will give you a great example of how he treats women...There was a young lady with a childhood from hell, who messed her life up on drugs and was present when some of her junkie friends killed a drug dealer with a pickax. Her name was Karla Faye Tucker. She was tried and declared GUILTY and sentenced to the DEATH PENALTY here in Texas. In prison, able to get an education and get off of drugs and alcohol FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE, she became a good person and married a minister...EVERYONE who knew her asked that her life be spared and that Governor Bush give her a pardon.

HE LAUGHTED WHEN HE SIGNED HER EXECUTION ORDER AND TORE UP THE CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTING THAT HE SPARE HER LIFE!

THAT IS THE KIND OF GUY GEORGE W. BUSH REALLY IS!

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As a pro-life Democrat, I'm not a fan of George W. Bush or Republicans in general. However...

Author William Saletan, who served in the Clinton Administration, and writes of a "pro-choice majority," notes in his 2003 book, Bearing Right: How (pro-choice) Conservatives Won the Abortion War, that the debate over embryonic stem cell research shows that pro-lifers really do care about the unborn, and are not out to "punish" women for having sex outside of marriage.

A July 25th e-mail from Clark D. Forsythe, president of Americans United for Life to Ross Heckmann of California Democrats for Life similarly reads:

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Dear Ross,

The Bush administration is considering a proposed policy that would require all recipients of federal money under any program run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to certify that they will not discriminate against healthcare providers who object to participating in abortions.

In response to the proposed policy, abortion advocacy groups engaged in a classic attempt at misdirection, arguing that the policy would negatively impact women's access to contraceptives.

However, a careful reading of both the draft policy and the multitude of existing federal laws protecting healthcare freedom of conscience clearly shows that this policy is directed at abortions, both surgical and chemical (e.g., those induced using RU-486).

Americans, by a large margin, support the right of individuals to refuse to participate in procedures (like abortion) that violate an individual's conscience, morals, or ethics.

Rather engaging in a meaningful and honest discussion of the issues, abortion supporters are feverishly trying to shift the debate to one in which they feel more confident of acquiring some modicum of public support.

The proposed policy simply provides an oversight mechanism to enforce more than a dozen existing (and many long-standing) federal protections for healthcare freedom of conscience.

This step by the Bush Administration is necessary to ensure that existing federal law is enforced and to protect the freedom of conscience of all Americans.

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