Michael Ciccocioppo, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, remarked on my post on taxpayer funded abortions under Obamacare… Even if Obama’s HHS writes a policy saying that abortions won’t be covered under the Preexisting Conditions Insurance Program, there is no federal law preventing the PCIP from paying for abortions. The first claim for abortion services… Continue reading Abortion, Healthcare, and PCIP Coverage
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First v. Second Amendment: There Can Be Only One!
A weird phenomenon is afoot in Middle American Catholicism. States are passing conceal-and-carry laws, and Catholic churches are putting up signs forbidding guns in church. It’s certainly a weird thing for non-Midwesterners to see when they’re coming in to church. It’s about to spread, as the same pattern is happening down in Louisiana. This is… Continue reading First v. Second Amendment: There Can Be Only One!
A Question of Life and Choking
A Washington Post article today had an analogy so bizarre that it seemed worth mentioning. An article on the strained relationship between Obama and House Dems ends like this: One House Democrat compared their relationship with the White House to the 1970s Life commercials starring “Mikey,” the kid whose brothers trick him into eating the… Continue reading A Question of Life and Choking
Illegal Immigration, Farm Labor, and Economics: A Response
Mark Krikorian, whose arguments on illegal immigration and farm equipment I’d criticized here responded to my post a few days ago. Here’s what he said: Sorry for the late reply – I’d seen your post but got sidetracked. On its face your concern make sense, but it doesn’t work out that way. Exactly the same… Continue reading Illegal Immigration, Farm Labor, and Economics: A Response
Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Under Obamacare to Begin Soon
According to National Right to Life, the Obama administration has approved $160 million in federal tax dollars to Pennsylvania, with the only restriction that it not pay for abortions prohibited by existing state law. Which means, in short, that abortions for any reason other than “It’s a girl!” are permissible. The Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, Joel… Continue reading Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Under Obamacare to Begin Soon
Illegal Immigration, Farm Labor, and Economics
Mark Krikorian at NRO’s The Corner has a pretty fascinating piece on immigration. I’m not sure he’s fully thought through what he’s saying, but he’s almost certainly correct: The United Farm Workers has launched a tongue-in-cheek lobbying campaign (to be highlighted tomorrow on Colbert’s show) called “Take Our Jobs.” In the words of the AP… Continue reading Illegal Immigration, Farm Labor, and Economics
Legalism and Fourth of July
In a catch-22 that the scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day might appreciate, the death of Senator Byrd has nearly created a flag code quandary: Obama declared flags fly at half-staff between now and Byrd’s funeral next week, but that would have required the flag to be at half-staff on the Fourth of July (which… Continue reading Legalism and Fourth of July
Florida’s Abortion Ultrasound Law
Governor Charlie Crist just Stupaked Florida, vetoing a law which would have required women to get an ultrasound before having an abortion. Three things: 1. Ultrasound Laws Should Transcend Abortion Politics First, if you’re genuinely pro-choice, you should support this sort of measure. When people say that they’re for choice in any area besides abortion,… Continue reading Florida’s Abortion Ultrasound Law
Another Maureen Dowd Stunner
Once again proving herself beyond human understanding, Maureen Dowd bemoaned of Obama in her May 29th column, “Oddly, the good father who wrote so poignantly about growing up without a daddy scorns the paternal aspect of the presidency.” The what?!? Am I to understand that Dowd wants the presidency, open to all citizens of age,… Continue reading Another Maureen Dowd Stunner
Catholicism and Arizona’s Recent Immigration Law
The Bible is pretty clear in its posture on immigration: we should be welcoming to those strangers in our lands, those “sojourners” among us: or, to use the language of Genesis 15:13 (and Psalm 39:12, etc.), “strangers.” In the Old Covenant, from Exodus 22:21 to the even more striking Leviticus 19:34, onwards, we’re told repeatedly… Continue reading Catholicism and Arizona’s Recent Immigration Law