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Republicans Right to Fight Democrats on Healthcare, Wrong on Global Warming
Tweet Share on Facebook April 2, 2009 Comment (17)By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog.
They may have been completely blown out at the polls last year, but Senate Republicans aren't forgetting they still have a bit of sway in Congress. They're using their power as the loyal opposition to slam the brakes on Democratic plans to ram through an expensive array of programs from national health care to education to climate change legislation:
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In a Recession, Abortions Are Not a Bad Choice
Tweet Share on Facebook April 1, 2009 Comment (155)By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog.
The recession is driving American demand for contraception. And for abortions. The media have been rife this past week with stories about the rising number of couples and single mothers doing the math and deciding this is no time to bring a child into the world—not when the economy is depressed, jobs are scarce, and family incomes are dropping.
The media have also been rife with stories portraying this trend as something of a tragedy. Let me propose a counter view: It is not.
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Republicans Need a Leader--And An Enemy
Tweet Share on Facebook April 1, 2009 Comment (11)By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog.
Interesting question from a nationalreview.com online columnist:
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Obama Administration Undoing Bush's Hit-and-Run on the Environment
Tweet Share on Facebook April 1, 2009 Comment (9)By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog.
I never miss an opportunity to criticize the Obama administration when appropriate, so let me take this opportunity to lavish the president with praise about his young environmental record. The environment is one area in which the president has delivered on his promise of change, and change for the better. Take, for example, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to delay or cancel oil and gas leases on public lands:
