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Komen Defunded Planned Parenthood Because They Didn’t Perform Mammograms

TWB — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:59:52 +0000

Some of the early accounts of this ever developing story was that Susan G. Komen discontinued funding to Planned Parenthood over an ongoing Congressional investigation. Now the President of the organization says that the defunding was in large part because Planned Parenthood did not offer mammograms at all, rather, they performed mammogram referrals. How much [...]

Thoughts on Abortion

David Robertson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:21:57 +0000

In response to the Komen brouhaha, here are some thoughts pertaining to the topic of abortion. 1) A few years ago, I read U.S. abortion statistics provided by the Guttmacher Institute. According to those statistics, the majority of women seeking abortions are adults who are pregnant as a natural consequence of their choice to participate [...]

A Tale of Two Speeches

David Robertson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:18:21 +0000

If you want to know how the priorities of a political candidate compare to the priorities of the general public, then it is helpful to read/listen to the speech that the candidate makes after a win or loss at the voting booth. First, here is a recent list of the priorities of the general public, [...]

Punxsutawney Phil Says More Winter, Wannabe’s Say Not So Fast

TWB — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:13:08 +0000

What we have on our hands is a full fledged Groundhog Day conundrum. Punxsutawney Phil, arguably the most famous groundhog in history, saw his shadow thus casting the proverbial die which says that we will have to endure six more weeks of Winter. Other, less famous groundhogs around the country say that Phil is wrong. [...]

Planned Parenthood vs Women: PP Getting Its Thug On!

Warner Todd Huston — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:18 +0000

Recently the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced that it was no longer going to be offering funds and grants to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading abortion mill operator. This decision has sent Planned Parenthood over the edge of both sanity and civility with a new fundraising letter that dispenses with its past [...]

Obamanomics vs Reaganomics

Rodney Graves — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:38 +0000

We, the electorate, made a mistake; a mistake which we must now redress.

Obama Leads Democrats to New Party Affiliation Record

Rodney Graves — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:05 +0000

Record low, that is.

Rep. Jackie Speier Slams Susan G. Komen On The House Floor

TWB — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:15:54 +0000

A companion story to Rick’s earlier post. California Democrat Jackie Speier took to the House floor to take the Susan G. Komen foundation to the woodshed after their decision to end funding for Planned Parenthood. To be honest, it’s not exactly like Susan G. Komen had some sort of epiphany about the evils of abortion; [...]

Things not looking so good for Obama’s Re-Election

Rodney Graves — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:13:34 +0000

Obama's overall approval does not bode well for his re-election (44% and falling), but on a state by state basis it's worse. Far worse.

Dear Romneyites, Reagan Was NOT an Abortion Supporter!

Warner Todd Huston — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:18:56 +0000

One of the things that many Romney supporters are using to explain away their decision to ignore Romney’s many flip flops is Ronald Reagan’s one-time support for abortion and his signing of the Therapeutic Abortion Act as governor of California in 1967. But this comparison is a non sequitur. Reagan’s support of that abortion bill [...]

Here come the “Milker Bills”

Charlie Quidnunc — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:35:38 +0000

In Peter Schweizer’s great best seller, Throw Them All Out, he writes about what are called “Juicer” or “Milker” bills. They are legislation proposed in the House or Senate with the sole purpose of getting people to donate money to the congressman’s reelection campaign. From page 149 of the book we read: Milker bills are [...]

“Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States”

Rick Rice — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:24:37 +0000

From the WaPo: An assessment by U.S. spy agencies concludes that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States, highlighting new risks as the Obama administration escalates pressure on Tehran to halt its alleged pursuit of an atomic bomb. In congressional testimony Tuesday, U.S. intelligence officials indicated that Iran has crossed a threshold [...]

Komen sez goodbye to Planned Parenthood

Rick Rice — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:10:57 +0000

Big tip of the hat to the breast cancer awareness charity: In what looks to be a break between two organizations dedicated to women’s health, a national breast cancerawareness group said it would stop providing funds to Planned Parenthood centers for breast cancer examinations and other breast health services. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leader in [...]

Where’s the beef?

Baron Von Ottomatic — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:09:35 +0000

That should make a snappy campaign soundbite this fall. So obvious I couldn’t pass it up. If there’s anything I like better than flogging long-lost memes it’s taking easy shots at Obama. This time it’s personal. Last week I paid $2.29 a pound for cryovac briskets. CBS News – yeah, I’m as surprised as anybody [...]

Rubio Says He Won’t Be Vice Presidential Nominee

TWB — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:48:44 +0000

But isn’t that what they all say? In one of my earliest posts here at Wizbang I speculated that it would greatly benefit the eventual nominee to tap Rubio or perhaps Allen West as a running mate. Today, in an interview with Fox News, Marco Rubio said that he’s not interested in being Vice President. [...]