All that history

It's Monday and freedom is still dead. I'm sure you felt it die, as I did, late Saturday night. That sharp stabbing pain in your Liberty Gland as you felt all your blood eagles dissipate and a steep drop in the patriotoxins that stimulate your brain. Yes, health care passed the House and we're all gonna fucking die.

At least that's what I think happened. Granted I'm basing that on all the GOP's floor speeches before the bill passed, so my information might not be 100% accurate, but I'm fairly sure that's the medical process we all went through as the Democrats made sure that freedom was garroted and robots were sent back in time to rape the founding fathers. Yes, the House of Representatives stood up and said "YES! We can barely support mild, minor health reforms by the slimmest of margins!" and then proceeded to rack up injuries patting their own backs and attempting to blow themselves.

But it wasn't without complications and stories. 64 Democrats and the Republican caucus voted to strip abortion and reproductive rights out of the bill. Because, as always, a bunch of men following the moral compass of an organization that is fighting bankruptcy because of all the child rapes it covered up, know better than women about women's bodies. Isn't that always the way? 39 Democrats ended up voting against the bill, while only one Republican voted for it, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana. I guess that makes the bill "bipartisan" and we have to pretend he acted as a man of conscience, instead of what really happened: Cao coming down with an acute case of "District full of black people that Obama won by 75%" and knowing he wasn't going to have the luxury of Richard Jefferson being the most corrupt man on earth to sweep him back into power.

So history has happened: health care has passed the House. And for as disappointing as the bill was and for how even more disappointing the Senate bill will be, that's something that every Democratic or Republican President who vowed to "reform health care" wasn't able to do. Now we sit and wait for the Senate...and the conference committees....then back to each body for voting again......this is still going to be weeks and weeks and weeks an weeks until anything concrete happens. Ugh. I can imagine what the Senate deliberations are going to look like. Still....history,....mediocre, over-compromised history. That's...something.

Quote of the day: Not putting 2 + 2 together

Palin Says She Considered Abortion

The governor's 30-minute speech was folksy and full of digressions, but also surprisingly confessional, and she went into some detail about initially panicking after learning, 13 weeks into her pregnancy, that her son would be born with Down syndrome: "That blew me away, it rocked my world… It was a time I asked myself, was I going to walk the walk?"

She was on a trip out of state at the time, she said, and "just for a fleeting moment I thought, 'No one knows me here; no one would ever know.' ... My amniocentesis came back and then I understood why some people would think they could change their circumstances, just take care of it. Todd didn't even know" the results of the prenatal testing yet, so "no one would know."

She later goes on to talk about how she chose life. Chose, choose, accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for.

You know, choice. That thing that's great for her but that she wants to get rid of for everyone else. I bet she didn't even make the connection. God I hate her.

Absolutely brilliant

It seems some women, taken by the insane notion that they should have dominion over their own bodies, have started donating to Planned Parenthood on behalf of Sarah Palin. Below the fold you'll find a sample forwarded to me by one of the perpetrators...

Dear XXXXX,

Thank you for your special tribute gift to Planned
Parenthood. If you requested an announcement, a card will be
sent to the person indicated, notifying them of your gift.

Your gift will be directed to the area of our work that you
selected, and your support will bring us closer to our
shared vision of a world where every child is wanted, where
family planning is universally understood, accessible, and
accepted, and where everyone can exercise reproductive
freedoms in health and safety.

On behalf of everyone here at Planned Parenthood, thank you
again for your support and generosity.

Sincerely,

Cecile Richards
President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America

P.S. Your contribution to Planned Parenthood Federation of
America is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable
under law. IRS regulations require us to state that we did
not provide any goods or services to you in consideration of
your contribution. You may wish to print or save this
message as your receipt for tax purposes.

Payment Information:
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Transaction ID: XXXXX
Date: September 25, 2008
Time: 12:44pm (ET)
Payment Amount: $25.00
Campaign: Support Planned Parenthood! Honorary Giving
Name: XXXXX

This donation is on behalf of or in memory of:
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Name: Sarah Palin

Send acknowledgements to:
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Name: Sarah Palin
Address: 1235 S. Clark Street
1st Floor
Arlington, VA 22202
United States

Editor's note: The Arlington address is that of the McCain campaign headquarters.