No, that’s not just a scary phrase. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has just introduced a bill which would essentially do that. If passed, the bill would allow any institution or corporation to cut off birth control coverage simply by citing religious grounds. [snip] In English, this means that no entity has to cover birth …
For months we’ve been hearing that Obama has disappointed his base and that it may not turn out in the numbers he needs to be re-elected. We’ve been told at the same time that the Republicans are all highly-motivated to defeat him in November. If that were ever true, it doesn’t appear to be now. …
Santorum swept all three caucuses tonight, in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. The Romney campaign and the GOP Establishment just started looking at their hole cards a little more closely. We’ve all seen the media describe some confusion in the Democratic ranks as “Democrats in Disarray,” which I admit is alliterative and clever; let’s see if …
One of the things we erstwhile office-workers forget is that some industries are highly dependent on weather. Construction is a notable example. We’re having our deck replaced, and the forecast for today included lots of heavy rain. At 7:00am this morning the construction manager called us to tell us his crew was not going to …
Apparently the next big fight will be about birth control. The Catholic Bishops and their right-wing colleagues have decided that HHS’s recent ruling that religious organizations’ insurance plans must cover contraceptive services for all their employees must not stand. The issue blew up after HHS finalized the regulation on January 20, which goes into effect …
Bah. Brady didn’t get a lot of help from his receivers on that last failed drive. Two drops of catchable balls made a 4th and 16 throw necessary, rather than a potential couple of easier throws to get them closer. Ah well. It was an exciting game. Updated: I’ve updated my Super Bowl Scoring Differential …
Today Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me posed questions about Up With People to Gary Oldman. I confess I knew that “What Color is God’s Skin” was the answer to the song title query. Why? Because in the spring of 1968 I was a member of a Northern Virginia Up With People cast, and we sang …
The Susan G. Komen Foundation issued a statement today which it hopes will stop the horrible publicity (and reduced cash flow) it’s been getting since it announced it would stop funding Planned Parenthood. It sounds better than it is. Take note of these sentences: We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned …
You know you’re undergoing construction at your home when one of these appears outside your gates. From Events
If you’re curious as to the potential marketing disaster the Susan G. Komen Foundation has just inflicted on itself by its denial of future funding to Planned Parenthood, TBogg has an excellent explanation. He knows a little about the direct marketing business, and he thinks there’s almost a complete overlap between donors to Komen and …