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“Abortion is an ObamaNation.com”

The quote that forms the title for this post was plastered on a truck driven by a member of Operation Rescue. The vehicle also sports a poster of a fetal hand on a coin. They’re not going for subtlety.
The vitriolic protests against abortion providers continue, this time with Dr. LeRoy Carhart filling the late Dr. [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Friday, August 28th, 2009

Joe’s Journey

I’d hardly intended to begin a journey-themed series of posts, but I welcomed this title with “open arms” when I received my door prize yesterday: a coffee table book, “Joe’s Journey,” about the 47th Vice-President of the United States. This lovely parting gift, to use the parlance of game shows gone by, was bestowed on [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Friday, May 8th, 2009

Equality Forum Day 5: What Now?

After a political eternity, several bills directly relevant to LGBT equality are queued up before Congress. In order of both expected ease of passage and anticipated timeline, these are: hate crimes, which has already passed the U.S. House, and is expected to navigate the more treacherous waters of the Senate and be signed, possibly within [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Friday, May 1st, 2009