Conservative Musings

Obama and Infants Born Alive

Barack Obama had nearly 130 cases of voting "present" in the Illinois Senate.  There were obviously over 100 bills that he couldn't make up his mind on, much like Pontius Pilate's indecision on Jesus.

One of those he could make a decision on was the Illinois Senate's version of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.  He voted four times to protect abortionists and to NOT protect infants born alive.

Gianna Jesson has now joined the discussion to bring light to Obama's previous votes.  Gianna was instrumental in getting the U.S. Congress to pass the Born Alive Infant Protection Act back in 2001-2002.  Here's the recent ad from Born Alive Truth:

Also, Gianna appeared on the September 15th edition of Hannity and Colmes:

As she mentioned, we seem to be very interested in women's rights when it comes to abortion.  But what about her rights?  Her rights for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

The Obama campaign is now attempting to bring in the "bitter" religious vote with their Believers for Barack, Pro-Family Pro-Obama, and Catholics for Obama buttons.  Those of us in that bitter category need to look closely at Barack's Illinois' votes.  Much as my previous post on equal pay suggests, we need to look at Barack's actions more and his words less.

(HT: Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com)

-Colonel Steve

Joe Biden Making Abortion A Religious Issue

On today's Meet The Press, Joe Biden has come down to defining life itself as a religious definition, not a legal, moral, or scientific one.

SEN. BIDEN: I'd say, "Look, I know when it begins for me." It's a personal and private issue. For me, as a Roman Catholic, I'm prepared to accept the teachings of my church. But let me tell you. There are an awful lot of people of great confessional faiths--Protestants, Jews, Muslims and others--who have a different view. They believe in God as strongly as I do. They're intensely as religious as I am religious. They believe in their faith and they believe in human life, and they have differing views as to when life--I'm prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception. But that is my judgment. For me to impose that judgment on everyone else who is equally and maybe even more devout than I am seems to me is inappropriate in a pluralistic society. And I know you get the push back, "Well, what about fascism?" Everybody, you know, you going to say fascism's all right? Fascism isn't a matter of faith. No decent religious person thinks fascism is a good idea.

MR. BROKAW: But if you, you believe that life begins at conception, and you've also voted for abortion rights...

SEN. BIDEN: No, what a voted against curtailing the right, criminalizing abortion. I voted against telling everyone else in the country that they have to accept my religiously based view that it's a moment of conception. There is a debate in our church, as Cardinal Egan would acknowledge, that's existed. Back in "Summa Theologia," when Thomas Aquinas wrote "Summa Theologia," he said there was no--it didn't occur until quickening, 40 days after conception. How am I going out and tell you, if you or anyone else that you must insist upon my view that is based on a matter of faith? And that's the reason I haven't. But then again, I also don't support a lot of other things. I don't support public, public funding. I don't, because that flips the burden. That's then telling me I have to accept a different view. This is a matter between a person's God, however they believe in God, their doctor and themselves in what is always a--and what we're going to be spending our time doing is making sure that we reduce considerably the amount of abortions that take place by providing the care, the assistance and the encouragement for people to be able to carry to term and to raise their children.

This logic becomes rather scary.  Much of our own moral code has been codified into our legal system.  Anyone who says we can't legislate morality fails to mention that historically, we already have.  Granted, we can't MAKE someone moral, that's why we have prisons.  But we can legislate what we believe a moral life is to be.

We've legislated several parts of that moral code in our laws against things like stealing and murder.  "Thou shall not steal" has been codified into laws defining misdemeanor and felony types of theft.  "Thou shall not kill" has also been codified into our murder laws.  What if our definition of life drifts further from the traditions we've hold now?  What if something strange eventually occurs, that anyone 30 and over really isn't alive?  Do we recreate Logan's Run?  Crazy, maybe, but look at our current devaluing of senior citizens lives when decisions are being made that lean towards euthanasia.

Joe Biden attempts to split his own personality.  He says he can't stand behind his own belief system when it comes to making laws.  Granted, we seem to have plenty like him in office, who have such a split personality.  If they should ever say, in the future, that they believe in something to the core of their being, should we believe them?  Should we allow them to vote then, if they use the core of their being to guide their vote on something else?

Sad.  Sorry to see that the people of Deleware, who elected Joe Biden, didn't get all of him.  He left some of himself in his church pew.

-Colonel Steve

What Happened to Right of Privacy?

Remember Roe Versus Wade?  This highly exalted Court ruling by liberals used some sort of logic of constitutional right of privacy to further mean that women are allow rights to abortion.

Today, we discover that democrats don't always believe in privacy.  Redstate reports that democratic opposition papers have publicly printed Sarah Palin's home phone number and most of her social security number.  Considering the rampant identity theft occurring today, the folks behind this should be investigated and prosecuted.

-Colonel Steve

Pelosi and MSM Cover-up

You may have heard about Nancy Pelosi's mis-conceptions concerning her own church's beliefs about abortion.  But I bet you haven't heard it in the Main Stream Media.  Hugh Hewitt makes the great connection: "It is remarkable that this story hasn't made it into the MSM --which means either the MSM doesn't pay attention to the Roman Catholic leadership or that they are covering for Pelosi and her abortion extremism, and by extension, Obama's."  Not too remarkable, considering that Barack Obama's marketing arm and the Main Stream Media are one and the same.

-Colonel Steve

Minimizing Life

The argument made for abortion for years has been that human life doesn't start til birth.  The next step in that argument is in defining conscienous. So argues Peter Singer, in an August 2007 editorial:

Opponents of abortion think there is a very compelling reason for denying freedom in these circumstances. They regard abortion as murder. Killing an embryo or fetus, they say, takes an innocent human life.

Defenders of a woman's right to choose sometimes challenge this claim. They deny that the embryo or fetus is a human life. The abortion debate then focuses on the question, "When does a human life begin?"

I think this is the wrong question to ask. In a strictly biological sense, the opponents of abortion are right to say that abortion ends a human life.

When a woman has an abortion, the fetus is alive, and it is undoubtedly human – in the sense that it is a member of the species homo sapiens. It isn't a dog or a chimpanzee.

But mere membership of our species doesn't settle the moral issue of whether it is wrong to end a life. As long as the abortion is carried out at less than 20 weeks of gestation – as almost all abortions are – the brain of the fetus has not developed to the point of making consciousness possible.

So, according to Peter Singer, being conscious is the new definition of a worthiness to live.  We are now placing ourselves at the same level with all other animals and plants.  Even to the point that now, in Spain, apes will be extended rights along side their human counterparts.  Another move that has Peter Singer's backing.

(HT: World on the Web)

-Colonel Steve

Safe and Clean Abortions?

I was always told that making abortion legal would move us away from unsanitary and unsafe back alley abortions.  Then why this?

In an emergency order, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has suspended the license of Lexington gynecologist Hamid Sheikh to practice medicine.

An investigator for the Attorney General's office reported that she found expired medications, unsanitary conditions, and missing or inoperable equipment in the office of Sheikh, who has performed abortions at his Lexington office since 1975.

One Medicaid investigator, a nurse, found ”medical care standards dramatically out of compliance“ in Sheikh's office, according to documents that accompanied the medical board's June 5 order.

And a Medicaid fraud agent told the board that seven patients reported ”highly negative experiences, commonly involving a lack of medication and being told by the licensee not to scream during the procedure.“

One patient told investigators that Sheikh ”took no history, vitals, nor did he verify her pregnancy,“ according to board documents.

”She was given a Valium for the pain ... . During the procedure the pain was unbearable and she fought them and kicked over a tray. After the procedure she was given a stained sheet to cover herself with.“

-Colonel Steve

Can illegals attend US colleges?

Atty Gen Roy Cooper in North Carolina has advised that it is illegal to admit illegals to college.

This may come as a no-brainer for those of us with common sense but obviously not for some in the education or political realm.  Last year, the system's attorney said they could not bar illegals.   Even officials from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told them they were free to decide whether to admit them or not.  The governor of North Carolina thinks they should admit illegals and is not happy with Cooper's recommendation.   This sounds like it might involve a lot of money for the state, right?  According to www.charlotte.com, "Community College System officials said that a survey showed that only 112 of 297,000 students were illegals.  The University of North Carolina system says 27 of the 200,000 students are here illegally."

How can anyone think it is ok to treat illegal immigrants like they are citizens? 

There is a lot of discussion about ways to reduce pollution, overcrowding, and saving fuel usage.  Perhaps if it wasn't so advantageous to come to this country illegally we would have less problems in these areas also.

I am all for bringing people to this country legally.   Let's not make it advantageous to break the law.

Good job Atty. Gen. Cooper!   Smart man!

-Lady Colonel

Media Bias?

You betcha!  Retired Lt. Colonel Oliver North said as much at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention today in Louisville.

North recited the first part of several pop-culture references — such as “Britney…,” “Sex in the…,” and “Oprah…” — and the crowd of several hundred National Rifle Association members quickly fired back with answers such as “Spears,” “City,” and “Winfrey.”

“Now name a medal of honor award winner from this war (in Iraq),” North asked the crowd.

Few answered, which North said proves the bias of the mainstream media against the war in Iraq.

We all know our recent Pop history.  A lot of us know our history of previous military engagements.  But many of us don't know the very stuff Oliver North spoke of.

Is it totally the media's job to get this news out?  No.  But in the "old days", the media was proud to speak of the heroes of that day.  Not now.

Point taken.  With that in mind, here they are:            

*DUNHAM, JASON L.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps

*MONSOOR, MICHAEL,  A.
Rank and Organization: Master-At-Arms Second Class (Sea, Air And Land), United States Navy

*SMITH, PAUL R.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant First Class, United  States Army

Find out more about these heroes at http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/iraq.html.

I dare the Courier-Journal to add this simple fact to their story.  It can't be too hard for that crack media staff to find it out like I did.

-Colonel Steve

Anti-McConnell Robocall

I received this robo-call today containing an anti-McConnell advertisement. It mentions being from United for Quality Care.

It did not take too much digging, thru their website of fixseniorcare.org to see that they are part of the SEIU union (Service Employees International Union).  There website is blatantly pro-liberal, supporting Barack Obama.

Ironically, a link on their site is entitled Know Where Taxpayer Funds Go.  I often wonder if union members know where their dues go.

-Colonel Steve

Global Warming Pics

Oh the power of man.  That we could cause such terrible things to happen in nature.  Such strength, to cause global warming and such as that.

Wait.  You mean all this isn't caused by man?  But some volcano in Chile?  You mean to tell me that God's nature is more powerful than man?

Wow.  I think I've been led astray.

-Colonel Steve