Politics [open mind/closed topic]
As I was riding the bus to that other job, the one that I’m just trying to help my buddy out with renting and running apartments, I was reading the Daily Texan because I have a fondness for the student-run publications. Cut my chops in one, many years ago. Besides, there’s an energy and urgency not present in the local birdcage liner.
The coverage of the most recent round of debates had, if I recall right, a nice pullout quote from Evan Smith, something along the lines of, “It’s more a beauty pageant for the voters than being about the issues….”
I’m guessing the article ran a lot less than 1,000 words, probably a whole lot less, but in the summation of the Senate fight, Ron Kirk had a quote that made me dig out my voter’s registration card, it’s that abortion issue, surely one that’s a hot question, “Women have a right to choose.”
It’s not an issue I care to debate. I applaud a candidate willing to take stand on sensitive topic. The problem, as I see it, separation of church state, remember? Anyway the problem has a lot to do with the question of morality, and yes, murder is wrong, should be punished by death, but in the case of what a woman does with her body? Isn’t that something best **not** left to predominately white male politicians?
My cat, however, is a staunch Right-wing Republican. I’m sure she’s a fundamentalist Christian, too. I’m just glad she doesn’t have a voter’s card.
