Abortion is "Safe"

The FDA today released details of a study that concludes the "Abortion Pill" (mifepristone) is "safe". ...In other words, the pill safely kills. Let us all rejoice in this astounding oxymoron.

Evolved from Africa

An article published at Nature.com settles a long-standing debate, concluding that the entire human race comes from a single, common ancestral home: Sub-Saharan Africa.

...I wonder how the NAACP will take this news --that all Americans are conclusively of African descent, and thereby qualify for recognition and representation by that organization.

Waste Water?

A dear (late) friend of mine had a favorite notion that he liked to mention, at opportune times, to invoke a debate that he was fascinated with. His notion was, "Businesses don't pay taxes." Inspired by his spirit, and in spite of every childhood scolding to the contrary, I've come up with my own controversy:

Water can't really be wasted.

The premise is: water, eventually, always finds its way back into the world supply, ready to be re-used.

So, kids, the next time mom or dad hollers at you to "turn off that garden hose, you're wasting water!", just tell 'em wasting water isn't really possible. ...And then RUN...like water off a duck's back!

Creation

Biology is the science of discovering how life functions, while evolution is the religion of explaining why.

Democrat Fruits

So what has come of the Democrats securing congress in the previous elections? Well, they've pushed forward an attempt to "de-authorize" the war in Iraq, a move for which there appears not only to be little support, but more importantly has no constitutional foundation. They pushed forward a non-binding resolution to withdraw from Iraq. They're proposing a no-confidence vote on AG Gonzales. They've unashamedly attempted war funding bills that presume to take over responsibilities to prosecute war which are exclusively granted to the President as Commander-in-Chief --unconstitutional. And now they're preparing an Immigration Bill that Speaker Pelosi says she won't bring forward unless she has supporting commitment by 70 members from the other side of the isle --far more than is necessary to exceed opposition.

So, what have the Dems done with their hard-fought return to power? A lot of things that are unconstitutional, or mean nothing, and one thing that would only count if it's something the opposition agrees to. Now that's leadership.

Weather Isn't Climate...

...unless the tempurature is going up, apparently.

Whenever anyone suggests that unusual snows and/or cold temps support an argument against global warming, members of the pro-GW crowd will quickly chastise that weather is not the same thing as climate. They'll explain that global warming doesn't mean we won't have harsh winters or unusual cold spells. They'll explain that it's the Earth's climates that are at risk of being changed, not the weather, per se. ...That is, unless the weather turns decidedly hot, to which these same will be the first to cite the weather as further evidence that GW is true.

Maturity

A young person is like a fruit tree in spring, blooming with many answers...and with proper care and time, those can eventually mature into good, ripe questions.