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You mean the liberal judge first appointed by Ronald Reagan (who's nomination did not succeed because of opposition by democrats)? Who was finally appointed by George H.W. Bush? You must also mean the liberal attorney fighting against Prop 8 Ted Olson who served as W's solicitor general and won Gore v. Bush. Read the ruling, Z. The expert testimony was from economists, psychiatrists, the list goes on. Denying children's parents the right to marry hurts them. I'm still waiting for your explanation on how you can hold a moral position that hurts children.
Gay marriage issue
When did marriage become a right? We are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No one is denying homosexuals any of these rights. Marriage, however, is a privilege, and for the majority of Americans, marriage is a sa...
Oh for heaven's sake, not even close, JM. Though I'm not surprised you are missing my point as it is an uncomfortable place to be to realize your moral position hurts children. I was referring to Proposition 8 in California that was overturned by Judge Walker. Testimony provided during the Prop 8 trial proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that not allowing gays to marry hurts their children, as outlined by the judge in his written decision (see earlier post for link). So how do you justify a moral opinion that hurts children? - or is the problem that the child has been born...
Gay marriage issue
When did marriage become a right? We are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No one is denying homosexuals any of these rights. Marriage, however, is a privilege, and for the majority of Americans, marriage is a sa...
But there is proof that denying gay parents the right to marry hurts their children - this was well documented by Judge Vaughn Walker when he ruled against Prop 8 in California. You can read the whole ruling at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/35374462/California-Prop-8-Ruling-August-2010
So the actual harm done to children by denying their parents the chance to marry is not addressed in the Bible or by God. Gay marriage resulting in stable households for kids strengthens the bonds of society, not weakens them.
Gay marriage issue
When did marriage become a right? We are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No one is denying homosexuals any of these rights. Marriage, however, is a privilege, and for the majority of Americans, marriage is a sa...
Meh, smokers can cry me a river. I have never lived in a place where I see so many people throw their butts out the car window. Disgusting habit, inconsiderate people.
Secondhand smoke
Every day nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke in public places. Many restaurants don’t allow smoking inside but are fine with people smoking outside. However, nonsmokers are exposed to cigarette smoke outside of restaurants and stores. Smokers shouldn’t be allowed to smoke in a public are...
And Buffet wouldn't be a very smart billionaire businessman if he did that, would he? Blame the republicans. They love loopholes that help their rich friends. The tax system needs another reaganesque reform.
Democrats do care
Some people these days keep asking, “Do Democrats care?” Yes we do. We care very much. Democrats did not pass all of the stimulus packages. That started with the Bush administration when it gave billions to banks. The Democratic administration of President Barack Obama worked to extend unemplo...
In the wrong place at the wrong time? To me this letter really highlights the difference between rural and city views of gun laws. Randy is obviously completely oblivious to the current gang violence rocking the Kansas City core. This story is particularly telling because no arrests have been made - I can't even tell if police are still on the case. And things could've been so much worse if the four people in the car had guns and there was a gun fight with stray bullets flying everywhere and taking out more innocent people - including little kids - which has happened. The city needs less guns. And the gang problem needs to be creatively addressed by the mayor and city council.
Senseless homicides
Without question, the deaths of the young men we read and hear about far too often are senseless. Four young men sitting in a car late at night recently were at the wrong place at the wrong time. I am sure the perpetrator in these homicides could not legally purchase or carry firearms. It is th...
Oh I don't know, Anne seems to pretty much epitomize the quandary the tea party finds itself in. The tea party is kind of like a teenager - angry and blustery without quite knowing why - just a lot of swirling feelings. It's all part of the process, tea party...
Soaking we, the people
The powers that be in Washington want to take away or reduce our Social Security, cut Medicare, raise Medicare payments, raise the retirement age to 69, make individuals pay tax on employer provided health insurance and take away our tax deduction of interest paid on home loans. All the while we...
Hmmmm...I'm not sure Anna has studied up on the tea party platform - she seems to be against every deficit-cutting proposal and for social security. Maybe a new political party is in order?
PS, the Justice Department sued to stop Arizona's immigration law because it was unconstitutional - a niggling fact conservatives like to forget. On the other hand, both Anna and the tea party don't have much respect for the constitution - maybe they should stick together.
Soaking we, the people
The powers that be in Washington want to take away or reduce our Social Security, cut Medicare, raise Medicare payments, raise the retirement age to 69, make individuals pay tax on employer provided health insurance and take away our tax deduction of interest paid on home loans. All the while we...
I think he's called black because in 1955 he would've had to sit in the back of the bus and eat lunch out back, and drink from the "colored" fountain. Can't have it both ways, Richard.
Obama's GOP friends
I keep reading the far right saying that Obama is the first black president. He is half white. Why isn’t anyone saying that? His supporters say everyone is against him in the GOP. That is not right, they are against his policies. Richard Minear Kansas City
I don't want national security published all over the web, however, the US classifies some seriously stupid sh*t. I'm a bit worried that we classify SO much, that something important won't be well protected.
Also, having info regarding the financial meltdown is VERY interesting to me as our government as fallen down on the job of figuring out why my 401K is worth several thousand dollars less than it was in 2001 and prosecuting the theifs. Personal e-mail of big bank execs? Bring them on.
Wikileaks truth telling
How ironic that our country would take exception to, and make outrageous claims about, the WikiLeaks documents. Through Radio Free Europe and other sources, our country has a long history of leaking questionably obtained sensitive and secret information to the people of other countries. It’s do...
I got the enhanced pat down in SLC this morning...I got a "Merry Christmas!" afterwords, so I hope they liked it ;-)
Guilty until pat-down proves innocence
I was taught that all citizens of the United States of America are innocent until proven guilty. It is a basic tenet of our judicial system. So how did the TSA get the authority to treat all air travelers as guilty until proven innocent? John Clayton Leawood
Wikileaks met with a call for further censorship. No thank you. There is a lot to be said about the leaks. But the response to the leaks is more worrisome than the leaks themselves. Think: Visa, Mastercard and other banks have shut down transactions that involve wikileaks. Apple removed their app that would let readers see the wikileaks website. There is an entire cyber war going on over this information. We had all better pay close attention to everything about this leak. Our freedom will depend on it.
Left coastal noise
Since The New York Times continues to shamelessly publish documents provided by WikiLeaks in defiance of all moral standards, it would behoove The Star to remove all of The Times’ opinion columnists from its pages. Come to think of it, what do these folks have to say that most of us in Kansas C...
Very very good idea. I would love to flood the Phelp's mailbox with thank yous from Planned Parenthood.
Love overcomes hate
The Phelps family and its Westboro Baptist Church engage in hate speech. But it gives us an opportunity to be better people. Our own Dr. Ed Chasteen of Liberty, who is founder of HateBusters, insists on “making lemonade out of the lemons.” Following that practice, each time the Phelps family pro...
Palin is wrong on many things, yet...I can only hope and pray that she treats her conservative primary opponents like she did that halibut...
Palin wrong on hunting
Never mind the pros and cons of hunting — what bothered us about Sarah Palin’s little hunting trip for her TV program on TLC was her insipid statement that animals have the advantage. Really? When was the last time anyone saw an animal with a high-powered rifle that could kill you from a mile aw...
"no fear of being voted out of office." Hmmm...perhaps that is because she is doing a good job of pursuing her constituents interests? Whenever this misogynistic hatred of Pelosi ends, she will be remembered as one of the great speakers of the house. As much as our conservative friends will hate it. Boehner will emulate Pelosi, you can bet your vote on it.
Pelosi's excesses
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is anything but courageous. She is an ideology-driven pol who pursues her left-wing agenda with no fear of consequences because she has no fear of being voted out of office. The election of Barack Obama as president allowed Pelosi to succeed on a national scale. In spi...
Conservatives tend to have higher numbers in donations because they are very good at paying their tithes. This is typical of where I grew up: convert, and you'll get all the help you need.
Scrooge lives in U.S.
On a recent Sunday night I attended my daughter’s children’s service for Christmas, which was an adaptation of the classic “Christmas Carol” story. At its end I realized that this story is describing us today. Why are we even thinking of extending tax cuts when there are so many whose lives are...
Oh Gary, you weren't completely disgusted by the special interest advertising the last election cycle? The union advertising was certainly matched by all the traitor Rove shadow groups. Soros, the Koch brothers - it was horrible. I don't know how this will be fixed legally - the supremes really screwed us on this one.
Cash pollutes elections
Election funding is one big issue and spending way too much money is another — as is allowing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to launder political donation money. Why are the corporate special interests not held accountable? They are no less guilty. We voters need to say “no more” to special-inte...
The bigots on this thread make me sooooo glad DADT was repealed. I mean, I'm happy for so many other reasons that this injustice was corrected, but you guys are just the icing on the cake. I don't suppose it matters to you DADT was going to be found unconstitutional. It's obvious the constitution is only your document part time.
Don’t ask, don’t tell
It is past time to end this disgraceful “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and move forward allowing homosexual service members to, without fear of negative consequences, serve their country. To say that being homosexual is a sin is no different from saying being straight is a sin. Military chaplai...
I only feel sorry for the intelligent republicans that might be stuck supporting her, but, you've made your own bed...
Palin unqualified for White House
I’m a moderate and I couldn’t vote for Sarah Palin for president of the United States. She’s even less qualified than the current occupant of the White House. Ken Hedden Parkville
Ish. A small, prickish move, to be expected from a small, prickish woman. Plus, it would've been funnier if she'd have brought vats of ketchup, which is where republicans set the bar for child nutrition.
Lawmakers’ shameful acts against children
Sarah Palin thinks it’s funny to mock First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity by bringing cookies to a private Christian school speaking engagement. Mrs. Obama, soon, you won’t have to worry about these children being overweight because the GOP is going to starve them to ...
Pfft. What was I thinking. By all means lets profile all the square boxes with brown wrapping tied with rope twine. That should catch about everything.
Profiling a good tool
Recently on the radio I heard an interview with a “terrorism expert” whose name I did not catch. He was talking about the packages intercepted on UPS and FedEx flights, from Yemen, which contained explosive devices. This educated man stated that in order to find future explosives, we need to be...
What is that I hear from the tea party??? (crickets chirping) Yet the democrats are the bad guys for mentioning the cost of this thing? Are there really any republicans out there that think this "compromise" is anything other than a 900 billion stimulus package? I guess Obama really does have you hoodwinked.
Do Democrats care?
Can you believe that the Democrats are criticizing the agreement reached by President Barack Obama and the Republicans saying that it is too expensive? Are they serious? The Democrats were the ones who passed the stimulus package that has put us in debt well over our heads. They have the audaci...
Oh yeah, I'm sure the hedge fund managers out there are doing it because of the 15% tax rate. At 35% they will just up and quit. In fact, why does anyone work at all if it puts them in a higher tax bracket?
Bush tax cuts for wealthy must go
Recently on “This Week with Christiane Amanpour,” Ted Turner, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates talked about their willingness to pay higher tax. It made such good sense. The society in which they live made it possible for them to become billionaires. They made their money through the cooperation a...
I'm guessing at this point these guys money is coming from investments and stock options, profits of which are taxed at the 15% capital gains rate. Capital gains needs to be restructured to be taxed like income. It is ridiculous that hedge fund managers making billions are taxed at 15%.
Bush tax cuts for wealthy must go
Recently on “This Week with Christiane Amanpour,” Ted Turner, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates talked about their willingness to pay higher tax. It made such good sense. The society in which they live made it possible for them to become billionaires. They made their money through the cooperation a...
Also hilarious is how the tea party so extremely caved on the deficit when it comes to tax cuts for the rich. So predictable.
Wrong-way economics
Social Security is going broke, and now there is a proposal to reduce the Social Security tax for a year. If the retirement age is raised to 69 to “save” Social Security, will there be jobs for the young? Jobs that pay a living wage must be created in the empty factories and stores, even if the...
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