on abortion

You can debate about the relative right and wrong about abortion itself.  I;m not here to discuss that portion of it.

But what I wanted to do was point out three things:

First, its interesting that certain politicians who are all about "small government" want to regulate what women can and can't do.  And as I've heard it said, they push harder to regulate a uterus than a gun.  Which is about controlling people.

Second, there's the piece about some politicians who want to do away with abortion under the guise of religion or some other nonsense.  See my previous comment about guns - funny how they talk about sanctity of life before a child is born.  And then after that, you're on your own (and good luck!)

And finally, its this oddity that not only are these folks anti-abortion (please spare me the "pro life" nonsense), they are are also against sex education and contraception.

It seems to me that education and finding ways to prevent unwanted pregnancy are reasonable things to ask of anyone.  Keeping people in the dark is jsut a part of controlling them.  And worse, its about keeping the poverty cycle going.

If people are uneducated, have children they can't afford, and get stuck in the poverty cycle then you are controlling them.

And in many ways, you tell them they need to find their own way out, to stop being "takers," and to believe in the mythical american dream (which seems to be all that you, too, can be wealthy if you work hard!).

Its sad, but that's the reality.