tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post230480278253817398..comments2023-08-17T05:03:43.230-04:00Comments on Everyday Stories: AftermathJanellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09361445254824779708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post-49692415014569411162008-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:002008-11-09T18:08:00.000-05:00It was a bittersweet day indeed. I did what I coul...It was a bittersweet day indeed. I did what I could - I voted and there was nothing more I could do. What concerns me the most is that we will have a democratic president and majority in congress. I think a good struggle is conducive to making better legislation, appointments, and policy and it bothers me that having a dem president & congress will dampen the fire of creative thinking and compromise. And now we have to deal with the consequences. <BR/><BR/>I also wanted to make a note about Brenda's comment. Aside from all the should and should not's of pregnancies that end in abortion, I disagree that abortion should be a non-issue. Abortion, as with all forms of unnatural death, are a reflection of a disregard for life. I am not anti-choice, I am pro-choice in the real meaning of the term, that people have free will & the government should not infringe upon the individual's rights. Allowance of abortion under any circumstances eliminates that individual's free will to choose to live, to exist - which is a fundamental principle of our government and which I consider an unalienable right. Education, unemployment, and the state of the economy are all irrelevant when the person wasn't even given the courtesy of the right to live to have an education. Yes, it was a court ruling that first made abortions legal, but those of us who were lucky enough to be given the opportunity for life when it was legally allowed to be ended must never allow it to "not matter."McBornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436575269372102822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post-71037237151778107482008-11-05T20:16:00.000-05:002008-11-05T20:16:00.000-05:00Have heart Janelle. There have been many presiden...Have heart Janelle. There have been many presidents that many did not like and they turned out to be good for the country. I don't have an example off the top of my head sooo... I think also in politics the abortion thing should be a non issue. It is a court ruling, do we really think the Supreme court justices (mostly republican appointed) are going to overturn something their peers did? I don't think it is right, but in certain curcumstances I think a person could feel it was their only choice. The best bet is to just not get pregnant unless you really want to or are able to afford it. But in life unexpected things happen, like date rape and so forth. I also feel that there is so much more to right to life than babies. I always had to wonder about George W. he says he is right to life but then approves of the death penalty? Okay some will say that is a debatable subject, so I guess that is my point. I am more concerned about the state of the world, lack of jobs, education being unattainable for the vast majority, fuel, gas and groceries getting way overpriced. I just hope he can deliever on change, only time will tell and if not he will be gone in 4 years. In my opinion Bush darn near ruined this country and we were stuck with him for 8 years. This is what is great we are all allowed to have individual opinions, and it is okay.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990335715611865223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post-69011817415149111272008-11-05T18:12:00.000-05:002008-11-05T18:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing your political thoughts. I agre...Thanks for sharing your political thoughts. I agree whole-heartedly. I'm in the same boat over here with explaining to my five year old about this guy and about the horrible things people do in this country. Continued prayer is a must.Dan and Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232965059574788451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post-88479867528696307752008-11-05T15:18:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:18:00.000-05:00My heart is broken today for our nation's unborn. ...My heart is broken today for our nation's unborn. It is a "good" day for civil rights (I guess)--but the start of of a very long, and WRONG, 4 years in our nation's history. <BR/><BR/>I think I'd like to go back to having the stomach virus from last weekend...I felt better then than I do today.<BR/><BR/>BTW--Congrats to M on her new job!!!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151945097262211810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33601844.post-19683464154509151112008-11-05T13:43:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:43:00.000-05:00AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! I could not have said it better....AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! I could not have said it better.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966102052786673833noreply@blogger.com