The Beagle Scout has a post about how libertarians should view abortion. It’s interesting and well thought-out. I was also quite surprised since I actually asked a libertarian that was running in my district about his views on abortion. Needless to say, I didn’t agree with him.
Now that I have been added to the Top Conservative On Twitter, I want to be a bit more pro-active about the topics that come up. Earlier this week, @TeamRonMiller posted the article linked above. I wanted to post my thoughts on it. I’ve always seen abortion as a double-edge sword. If the “pro-choice” camp wants to label that life begins at birth, at what point, then, is birth considered? Is it after it exists the vaginal canal? Or perhaps after it’s first breath? What about the umbilical cord? Is it okay to abort a fetus as long as the umbilical cord isn’t cut?
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Congressman Barney Frank [D - MA] has done more to damage equal rights than Rick Warren has. While he has harped Obama’s choice of using Warren for his invocation, he denies the rights that he is fight for to others. Congressman Frank, you can’t have it both ways. If his contention is that homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples, why should incestuous relationships be denied? This goes to show that these ‘pro-civil rights’ groups and congressmen don’t actually want equal rights; they want special rights only to homosexuals. He should openly welcome those who wish to engage in an incestuous marriage, even if he deems it “deeply offensive and unfair”. Massachusetts voters should be keen to remember his hypocrisy come election day.
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Earlier this week, Bush made an announcement solidifying the Health providers’ conscience rule. For the most part, this announcement only combines laws that are already on the books. There wasn’t a new bill passed. The rule provides doctors, nurses, and health care provider’s a choice to provide or refuse a treatment that they disagree with.
The irony of this is that people from the “pro-choice” camp are saying that it prevents people from getting abortions. What’s even more ironic is that these “pro-choice” people want to take choice away from health providers to force them to perform a procedure they think is unsafe or that they disagree with.
Why should it matter why? Doctors refuse treatments all the time when they don’t believe it is safe for the patient.
I cannot support HR7310 (sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] and Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]) or S20. These democrats, who are pro-choice, want to take choice away from doctors and instead give it in politicians. Call your senators and congressmen and tell them to vote these bills down!
When I was a kid, I had to go to my parents when I needed money. I didn’t have a job but I still wanted stuff. At a certain point, I got a small part-time job and made a few bucks. I couldn’t buy big-ticket items but I could still buy small stuff. If I wanted to buy a big-ticket item, I had to scrimp and save.
With the advent of credit cards, I can now buy big-ticket items without actually having the money! Suddenly, I can buy a car, a big-screen TV, several computers and even buy groceries without actually having the cash to support it. In many ways, this is a great thing!! No more waiting to save up. I can do it over time.
The problem with this cycle is I will continue to buy big-ticket items. I won’t really care about how much I owe because I’m still buying stuff that I want. Soon, the credit card companies want me to pay, except they don’t. They’re perfectly fine if I pay $20 a month for a $4500 bill because they’ll get more money from me through the interest. But the average credit card user doesn’t know this (surprising, isn’t it?)
I left college with a little under $15,000 of credit card debt. That’s right. I was determined to pay that it off within five years. I took a hard look at my budget, pinched everything I could. It took me two years to finally pay it off! I’ve been debt-free since August 2008.
I didn’t pay this off through free money. I saved every penny I got. I cut back on all my spending. And through discipline and toil, I was able to pay it off and still save money!
That’s right! I still was able to put money away for saving!
I don’t get paid that much. I’m a firm believer that you can save no matter what you get paid. Most people don’t because they are under the impression that they need every penny. This is simply not the case.
The auto industry has only itself to blame for getting into this mess. The problem is three-fold:
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