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How about running him for President. Replacing a "Compassionate Conservative" with a "Conservative who can't spell kumpasion" works for me big time.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.

He'll have to wait several years.

“.....women and minorities hardest hit”

I can get him a new birth certificate, driver's license and SS card. A really good set goes for less than $1,000. He'll have to deal with being Matt Bluntenez, but hey...
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.

He's the only Governor to get an "A" from CATO.

It makes our jobs so much easier when the opposition works that way.

Run like Reagan!

We're not real keen on the last of your words in the second sentence.

It's important to have an object lesson in stupidity show up sometimes.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.

Further north before posting.

Apparently you are not the same Joe I went to high school with in Philly. A bit too old, though not by much.

Our sex education was taught by Mr. Braithwaite, and it was hilarious. I'd hazard a guess that I sat through some of the funniest sex ed classes ever given in a Catholic high school. It sure didn't hurt that the teacher once tried out for the role of Chandler on Friends.

"My heart was here...I feel like I have unfinished business here." - Roy Hibbert

Sorry Neil, I don't know what you're getting at.

I think most cops are pretty great, by the way, but fill me in and I'll be a better stereotype.

You inspired the comment, but it's not aimed at you really.

If I meant it for you I'd have used the Reply To This link, heh.

Run like Reagan!

But did you graduate from St. Joe's Prep in 2002?

"My heart was here...I feel like I have unfinished business here." - Roy Hibbert

is that it would likely stand up to constitutional muster given that it is a regulation that requires "more" safety standards than what is currently required.

People who offer abortions because they think women should be able to have them safely, would be hypocritical to complain about this one.

I hope PP has a nice time spending all that money upgrading their facilities.

Even a total abortion ban would pass Constitutional muster, just not federal court muster. There is quite a difference in today's world. Regardless, multiple circuit courts have held up "ambulatory surgical center" laws in other states, claiming they passed Sandra Day O'Connor's "undue burden" test. They are a big part of the reason for the decline of abortion facilities, especially second trimester ones. Planned Parenthood said they may take the law to court, in which case they will lose even more of their money.

I don't know why I'm bothering to try, because I've tried to explain a conservative position to liberals before, only to find myself talking to a brick wall, but here goes:

Subjects taught in the public schools should reflect common principles and necessary knowledge that won't be learned just by living life. The part of sex ed that could be considered to meet these criteria is the health aspect.

All of us can agree to the biology aspect of it. e.g. This is how pregnancy is started. I think we can all agree that information regarding sexually transmitted diseases, and other complications of sex (risk of depression or suicide for teenagers) could be considered necessary knowledge.

I think we can all agree that, as part of the biology aspect, it could easily be explained that there are methods of preventing pregnancy, including barrier methods and chemical methods. The problem is that explanation could be given in about 5 minutes and these stupid jokers want to make it into a whole freaking program, including cucumber demonstrations, and abortion promotion.

That's what causes us to get our hackles up. The reason conservatives have decided to draw the line at abstinence only is that we have seen the kind of liberals who are pushing the alternatives (think Jocelyn Elders and Planned Parenthood) and have decided that our only method of keeping them away from our kids is to prohibit their nonsense from ever getting around. In order to do that, we have to draw a big bright line well away from the bucket of crap that Jocelyn and her type want to spread.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent.

I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my post, even if you appear to consider it a waste of time.

"I've tried to explain a conservative position to liberals before,"

I resent the implication in that, thank you.

You've said it yourself: almost any scientific value sex ed classes have could be explained in a biology class. I concur with this. What I do not concede is the concept of abstinence education being necessary (anymore than I believe condoms-on-cucumbers are). I'd put the entire endeavor into the "time better spent studying the politics of Lesotho" category.

STD education? This is the job of parents, not of school administrators. Even if you want this at public schools, this could be explained in the period of a single afternoon assembly.

"The reason conservatives have decided to draw the line at abstinence only is that we have seen the kind of liberals who are pushing the alternatives"

So your response to an ineffective and resource wasting program is...an ineffective and resource wasting program? I don't know if you ever were part of a sex ed program, abstinence only or not, but I'll tell you my experience. It was useless. That's it. I was sexually active at a relatively young age, and even then I was quickly able to discern the do's and don't of sex. Some I learned from my father, other from health magazines and internet resources.

Does anyone here truly believe telling a group of 16 year-olds to not have sex, over and over, will actually have that effect?

Your points, itrytobenice, are a convincing indictment against public schools wasting their time on comprehensive, twice a week classes on how to pick the diaphragm that right for you. They're not a reasonable endorsement of an ineffective policy.

and that's the effectiveness of sex education classes and their place in the schools. A) they're ineffective, and B) sex education should be the responsibility of the parent and not the government. Good call on that one.

Does anyone here truly believe telling a group of 16 year-olds to not have sex, over and over, will actually have that effect?

Is that what an abstinence only sex-ed class entails? I got no idea, but I kind of doubt it. Another thing is that sex-ed starts much earlier than 16 years of age. Should we be telling 6th graders how to use condoms? I don't think so. I don't think they should have a sex-ed curriculum for that age at all, but many districts do. Abstinence only would be a huge improvement for this age group.
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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

The city of St. Louis will always vote 80% or more for the Democrats. St. Louis County and St. Charles County are both solidly conservative, but Blunt will have to do better than Talent did there last time around. Blunt should carry the rural areas and especially Greene County by a large amount. The reason Talent lost was that McCaskill did a lot better in places like Greene County and St. Charles County than most Democrats do.

Blunt really has a fantastic record here in Missouri. Aside from the Medicaid deal (which is old news), there really isn't any ammo the left can use against him.

“.....women and minorities hardest hit”

has always had more impact on the election results than the rural areas of other states (like Illinois). The Springfield and Columbia areas are starting to have more impact, and both trend slightly more liberal than the real rural areas.

I'm just thankful for my rep, Todd Akin. A great conservative. And I'm hoping for a re-emergence of Jim Talent. If there was a victim of 2006, he was one. But I can say that Claire pleasantly surprised me with her immigration vote - I sent her a thank you note for that one.

have always had a ton of libs, but the burbs around them in Boone County and Greene County are chalk full of conservative voters.

Yes, Todd Akin is an outstanding rep - his son is serving in Iraq right now, as is Kit Bond's.

I like Talent a lot, but he isn't the best "candidate" out there. He's right on nearly all the issues, but he isn't the most charismatic or captivating person. Substance always trumps style as far as I'm concerned, but style will win elections. I'd like to see Todd Akin run for Claire's seat in 2012.

“.....women and minorities hardest hit”

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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.

Sorry for the awful typos above... here is a link that provides quotations for part of the Governor's response to the separation question.

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2007/07/07/news_state/177state18abor...

which is owned and operated by the University of Missouri. Many of the reporters and anchors are either broadcast journalism students or recent graduates.

“.....women and minorities hardest hit”