Treat Children Like People, But Remember, They’re Only Human
Kathryn Jean Lopez on abstinence programs:
I’m a big fan of programs that treat children like people, not animals. Programs that operate under the assumption that if you love them enough to challenge them, they often won’t disappoint you. That even if they do, you’ve planted seeds and given them a compass that will flourish, or at least help, when they need it most. Yes, some teenagers will have sex. They’re human like everyone else — only with overactive hormones. ….
Care to run that one by us again, Kathryn?
Sphere: Related Content“Class Is Not a Clinton Forte”
So says Bob Herbert in his column today, which is about Hillary Clinton’s “hard-working white Americans” slur:
Sphere: Related ContentAnother Day, Another Cease-Fire, Another Add-On to Death and Human Suffering
Sphere: Related ContentFollowers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad’s Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a surprising capitulation that seemed likely to be hailed as a major victory for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.
In return, Sadr’s Mahdi Army supporters won the Iraqi government’s agreement not to arrest Mahdi Army members without warrants, unless they were in possession of “medium and heavy weaponry.”
The agreement would end six weeks of fighting in the vast Shiite Muslim area that’s home to more than 2 million residents and would mark the first time that the area would be under government control since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003. On Friday, 15 people were killed and 112 were injured in fighting, officials at the neighborhoods two major hospitals said.
The End is Nigh?
Dan Conley, who served as an aide to former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, posted a must-read article at Salon this past Thursday (h/t jrootham @ BnR) detailing how any future concessions by the Clinton campaign might play out. Using Wilder’s departure from the 1994 Virginia senate race as an example, Conley calmly outlines what could potentially be involved in any backroom negotiations between the two prospective Democratic presidential nominees:
Sphere: Related ContentCorrections force me to beat a dead horse
Since writing my last post on election math, I found out (again) that the variables I used for my calculations were wrong. So I’ve double-checked the variables and made some corrections.
Sphere: Related ContentTwo thoughts on the tragedy in Myanmar
First off, I’m not sure what’s more tragic: the damage caused by the cyclone or the paranoid Myanmar government’s refusal to let in outside aid workers — letting their own citizens die.
Sphere: Related Content“Blue Collar Democrats Who Can Sway This Election As They Have in the Past”
Sixteen swing state Democrats sent a letter to their fellow Democrats urging them to back Sen. Clinton because of “her ability to connect with voters we must deliver in the fall, including blue collar Democrats who can sway this election as they have in the past,” and because she “has won rural and suburban districts which we as Democrats must carry to maintain our edge in Congress.”
Sphere: Related ContentThe Real News: Myanmar death toll climbs over 70,000 UPDATED
The Real News reports on the rising death toll and ongoing aid efforts in Myanmar (Burma) following the devastation wrought by Tropical Cyclone Nargis:
Sphere: Related ContentBy Every Metric
In his movement to solidify and certify his status as the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee, Senator Barack Obama has taken the lead in yet another metric, giving him the lead in virtually every metric that matters.
He was already the leader in pledged delegates, the popular vote, states won, and money raised. He now, according to ABC News, is also the leader in Super Delegates as well.
Sphere: Related ContentArianna, it’s the Perfect Season for Cleanin’
Now, I don’t frequent Huffpo enough to know the mission statement, or what is, or is not acceptable, but perhaps there are some memberships Arianna should think about revoking. Not because he’s a Clinton supporter, mind you, but because he is vile.
Why give credibility to this guy at all?
Sphere: Related ContentFriday Blogroll Roll Call: Something New
It’s Friday, and about that time for me to pack it in for the weekend and leave you in the very capable hands of my colleagues. But first, as is the case every Friday, it’s time to spread a little blog love around.
You know how the Friday Blogroll Roll Call works, you want to be on our blogroll, you’ve got only two things you have to do; put us on your blogroll, and leave us a comment in the comments section of this post.
Sphere: Related ContentHow to Hit Back Against the Anti-Tax Crowd
For a moment, I thought I was about to find myself on the wrong side of the issues with the man I hope to help beat Thelma Drake right out of Congress. As it turned out, I found a reason to like him even more.
Sphere: Related ContentDon’t Do It, Cindy!
All those vicious, cannabilistic, political journalists, and mean, dirty Democrats want Cindy McCain to make public her tax filings, but she doesn’t want to.
Me? I say hold on Cindy! Don’t do it! Don’t let them bully you around!
Sphere: Related ContentAin’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
I’ve always kind of been a little put off when people question whether Obama can stand up in a fight. I’ve kind of raised my eyebrows when I hear him described as having a glass jaw. This because I’ve always suspected that he’s got more than a little punch-back in him.
Sphere: Related ContentWhy Couldn’t Someone Have Put It This Way Earlier?
As much as I would love to say that this is my last post on the Obama/Clinton race, we never know what awaits us around the bend. Still, my intentions are from now on to cover the Democratic primary in a minimal capacity.
Sphere: Related ContentYet Another Lesson in the Chain of Command
The ironic thing is that these are the people that were once so trusted in protecting us.
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