IF NOT A THEN B ELSE IF my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.

This is an essay grounded in simple reality, and intended for the perusal of those who are mentally and emotionally equipped to deal in such terms.

As to those who are not, it is my hope that you will herein acquire such tools.

But I'm not holding my breath.

The schoolin' begins on the jump.
Let us begin with a truism.

Absent a cataclysmic event outside the realm of electoral politics, one or the other of these two men

will be the next President of the United States.

That is a fact. And facts are inconvenient things.
Another fact: participants here are free to speak as they please.

And this includes me.

Barack Obama's recent statements on late term abortion were recently, although upheld by NARAL as consistent in their view with Roe v. Wade

In a statement, NARAL Pro-Choice said Obama's magazine interview is consistent with Roe v. Wade.

"Sen. Obama has consistently said he supports the tenets set forth by Roe, and has made strong statements against President Bush's Federal Abortion Ban, which does not have an exception to protect a woman's health," the organization's statement said.

attacked by an essayist, who chose to grace her essay with this picture, with which I will not sully this essay by removing your right to choose whether to view it or not.

they suddenly become aware that the messiah's new clothes are wired... wired with surveillance wires, wired with coathangers.

Yeah, right.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party's conservative voters, said Sunday the court decision that legalized abortion should be overturned.

"I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned," the Arizona senator told about 800 people in South Carolina, one of the early voting states.

McCain also vowed that if elected, he would appoint judges who "strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States and do not legislate from the bench."

Methinks the wrong person here is being whipped with the "coathanger" - never mind what I think of invoking that imagery.

(Corollary to Godwin's Law #9,622: As the length of an online discussion of reproductive choice increases, the likelihood of a reference to a coathanger approaches 1.)

Another essay was recently posted with the title, "Cynthia McKinney Deserves Your Support, Obama Does Not."

To that assertion, ridiculous as it is on its face, let me respond with something as equally over the top silly:

WHEN THAT RED CELL PHONE RINGS AT 3 AM, DO YOU WANT SOMEONE TO ANSWER IT, OR DO YOU WANT SOMEONE TO HIT SOMEONE WITH IT? >;)

And as to this person:

There's your Y2K bug. And you were worried about your COMPUTER.
Pfffft.

But enough bandwidth wasted on vanity candidates whose only appeal is to those who adhere to the concept, "The beatings will continue until morale improves."
It is time to grow up and face reality.

This is not reality

any more than this is

This, however, IS reality:

As is this:

And this:

And this:

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approves your message.
Write this on your hand so you don't forget it:

Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.
Two to three SCOTUS appointments in the next four years.

If you can't be productive, at least don't behave in a fashion destructive to my children.

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by: kestrel9000 @ Sat Jul 05, 2008 at 16:38:13 EDT
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The bloom is off the rose, to be sure. But the deal-breaker at this point, given the last seven years and seven months, and the looming prospect of four more years of Bush... hell, "live boy" would get a pass. It would take "dead girl."
So natter all you want about a bill upon which HE HAS YET TO VOTE, or a shift in the faith based stuff to a "Faith and Neighborhoods Alliance" from a "fucking faith-based thing", or a position on late term abortion which is cool with the nation's leading pro-choice advocacy group, pictures of coathangers and bloody bathtubs notwithstanding.

Here is a chain email I recently received:

There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is
every American's duty to read this message and pass it along to all of
their friends and loved ones.

Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.
Click here to find out more!

Barack Obama says the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE every time he sees an
American flag. He also ends every sentence by saying, "WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." Click here for video of Obama quietly mouthing
the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE in his sleep.

A tape exists of Michelle Obama saying the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE at a
conference on PATRIOTISM.

Every weekend, Barack and Michelle take their daughters HUNTING.

Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over his HEART
at all times. He occasionally switches when one arm gets tired, which
is almost never because he is STRONG.

Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his
stomach. It's upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups.

There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.

Barack Obama is a DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. His favorite book is the BIBLE,
which he has memorized. His name means HE WHO LOVES JESUS in the
ancient language of Aramaic. He is PROUD that Jesus was an American.

Barack Obama goes to church every morning. He goes to church every
afternoon. He goes to church every evening. He is IN CHURCH RIGHT NOW.

Barack Obama's new airplane includes a conference room, a kitchen, and
a MEGACHURCH.

Barack Obama's skin is the color of AMERICAN SOIL.

Barack Obama buys AMERICAN STUFF. He owns a FORD, a BASEBALL TEAM, and
a COMPUTER HE BUILT HIMSELF FROM AMERICAN PARTS. He travels mostly by
FORKLIFT.

Barack Obama says that Americans cling to GUNS and RELIGION because
they are AWESOME.

Okay, okay, okay......sure. But I'll take this over what John McCain offers:
more war, an ultrarightwing Supreme Court for the rest of our lives, an end to reproductive choice....and bottled hot water for dehydrated babies.

Choose wisely.

Cheers-
kestrel Hussein 9000

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