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- Written by: Bette Mueller
Some people say they don’t want meddling interference from the government. However, they want the government to keep giving money and free doctors (with our taxes) to Planned Parenthood. In a speech to Planned Parenthood in July of 2007, Obama said we have got to be sure to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will never overturn Roe vs. Wade. That speech wasn’t above his pay grade, and it wasn’t God that said it.
When Sen. Obama answered "When does life begin?" he said it was above his pay grade to answer. While that sounds godly to some, the fact is that within his pay grade as a senator in Illinois, he argued against letting a baby live after it manages to get past the abortion and make it out alive. The bill he argued against was to let a baby live if it was born alive despite the attempted homicide. Instead, the baby is just placed somewhere to die. Late term abortion is performed in at least two ways. One is to induce labor and hope it just dies on during labor. Another is to make the baby come out feet first, break the spine just before it’s born and then vacuum the brains out of the baby’s head. I don’t know if the brains are saved for research or if they just throw them away. Now if you were leaving this all up to God, why did you need a doctor and a bunch of machinery?
I assume there will be a flurry of far-left liberal people here who regularly engage in personal attacks and vindictive responses, because opinions from anyone who disagrees with them will be accused of being a liar or far-right radical Christian. Never mind if they’re just plain normal people. Just think of the unborn babies if you have a soul. At least think against late term abortion. Would you purposely kick a dog in the stomach because she is pregnant and you don’t feel like puppies this month?
Bette Mueller lives in Kelseyville.
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- Written by: Dave Gebhard
Which is smarter, garrisoning a foreign country to ensure the source of light oil, or a concerted national effort to provide alternative energy sources not reliant on other nations? That would also guarantee us with the advantage in alternative energies for the future.
Americans used to think of themselves as compassionate, not inclined to conquer others, which itself was a fallacy of the highest magnitude. We conquered this country from the native Americans, and we absorbed half of Mexico in the 1840s by conquest; I.e. the "Halls of Montezuma" is part of the U.S. Marine Corp history and pride. We absorbed the territories of Puerto Rico and Samoa after the Spanish American War of 1898. We did give the Philippines their freedom after World War II.
The point is that America needs to redefine its identity. Either it becomes a militaristic power or it attempts an identity as a compassionate neighbor. Fear and ignorance are bedfellows, and too many Americans subscribe to this base emotion. We do not need to take natural resources from others, we need to use the many we have, to better advantage for all.
Let us listen to T. Boone Pickens and Al Gore and declare war on fossil fuels, for our own good.
Dave Gebhard lives in Lakeport.
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- Written by: Matthew R. Dunnigan
All of California is in our prayers with the devastating fires that are destroying forests and homes.
More often than not, the world in which we live is a result of that which we make it to be.
If only a Tesla did not cost as much as a house – even a foreclosed one – the climate would be more kind to us and nations would not have to go to extremes to find oil.
Nations would not be so inclined to test-fire weaponry. Instead, nations would be more inclined to invest in fire-fighting equipment.
California, please pray the little prayer at www.de-vrouwe.net every day.
Matthew R. Dunnigan lives in Rome.
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- Written by: Donna Christopher
I arrived back home just as John McCain was being introduced and I watched his hour live. I was confused when Sen. McCain spoke about getting "back to the Supreme Court" as I had not heard it referenced in the first 20 minutes of his question and answer session.
It was only until I watched the recorded first hour that I heard the first reference to the Supreme Court. Obviously Mr. McCain was not in a "cone of silence" – so that begs the question of the reverend's veracity.
The second question I have from these debates regards the issue of when does life begin. I'm getting closer to getting my Social Security and Medicare. Mr. Obama was humble and intelligent enough to realize that it truly is "above his paygrade" – it is above everyone's but the Creator.
But I LOVE Mr. McCain's answer. If life begins at conception that means we are all at least 9 months/40 weeks older than our birth certificates. The financial ramifications will be mind-boggling.
So I ask, as far as being eligible for Social Security and Medicare, do we get there earlier than we thought?
Donna Christopher lives in Lucerne.
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