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Any Movement on Abortion?
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swaldman
Reader Fred Tennedy writes: “how can you not realize that the Democratic plank is more pro-abortion than it has been? Any “pro-lifers” who think they are getting even a crumb are truly deceived!” I think that for pro-lifers the platform was one step forward, one step back. The step forward was language promoting policies that…
A Few Snapshots from the Democratic Convention
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swaldman
Another image you won’t see at the Republican convention. This sign, for a booth set up by the condom company, Trojan, was there Monday morning and gone by Monday afternoon so I suspect it was, er, unofficial. I find it much more instructive to watch the speeches with the real crowd rather than in the…
My View of Hillary’s Speech
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swaldman
This is how the Hillary speech looked from where I was standing. You definitely had a better view of her watching on TV than I did. Still, being in the hall is thrilling. Since the party has been operating for a couple of months as if Obama is the nominee, we forget that about half…
Can Social Spending Reduce Abortion
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swaldman
One of the hot topics at several convention events was whether the Democratic Party could be for abortion rights and simultaneously take the lead in reducing the number of abortions. It sounds like a contradiction, because the abortion debate has so far focused on whether there ought to be legal restrictions. Smack into the middle…
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