its july 22nd, and that can only mean one thing-- its time to celebrate the feast day of my favorite (and Jesus' favorite, too) saint, mary magdalen. yay for the mag. you can read all about her life and story on en.wikipedia.org.
in other news, but also related to womens' issues, i'd like to take this opportunity to thank George W. Bush for selling out all the "safety moms" who voted for him, some against their own better judgement, believing that he was invested in protecting our bodies, and not just our souls. what better way to thank these women for their votes of confidence than to recommend John Roberts, Jr. for the vacancy left by the only truly swing vote on the whole court, and one of my personal heros, Sandra Day O'Connor. it's kind of like trading in your cadillac for a yugo. it's going to be disappointing, but at least you'll suck as much as everyone else. i'm sure there are plenty of moderate women jurists out there who would have been more than good at a job on the bench. all i'm saying is that W. could use some street cred with the ladies, especially this lady. nominating a woman to fill the position, even if she were a crazy neo-con june cleaver who wanted nothing more than to vacuum in her pearls and crinolines, at least would have been throwing the huddled silent majority a freaking bone. and don't even get me started on the plame issue with regard to our good friend mr. rove. Lord, have mercy.
As an aside, and to make a comment which i am sure will make at least some of your blood boil, my dear readers... Why is it so important for this president to have supreme court justices who will read the consititution of the united states through the eyes of original intent, but not their bibles? just something to think about...i know i've been thinking about it. a lot.
end of rant. God bless us, everyone, even (and especially) the people i think are pin-heads.
mil besos-r
7 comments:
Preach it Sister-
My friends and I have been talking about this issue since the day that Bush nominated Roberts. There have also been many emails put out by the HRC on the issues that Roberts stands for. 3 more years of this president, but Roberts, until he quits or is so old the shits that he takes in his pants start to offend those around him....that is scary.
Hummmm I could also give a rant, but I will refrain since your are soon to be my roomy. You 20 somethings scare the hell out of me! RULE: No discussion of political issues between the 2 of us. K? Love you and respect your right to have your opinions.
Mom
I want to play devil's advocate here, so as I will.
I don't see any argument for saying Roberts was appointed because he is a man, or because he is white, or whatever. If a woman had been appointed instead, would she not have risked a lack of credibility, based on her tokenistic appointment?
Martin-- you have a good point. the thing i will say for gwb is that he plays to his base better than any other politician in recent memory. he is also in the unique position of being somewhat embattled, so regardless of who he recommended for appointment, he was going to get shredded. gwb played his cards just about the only way he could have, and still maintained his base. that notwithstanding, i'm still not happy with the recommendation. mostly because i'm a big whiney-pants. but you did make and excellent point, martin. cheers--rachel
Thanks... What I was really wondering was: was there someone specific you had in mine?
Incidentally, as I'm currently bashing the First and Sixth Amendments against one another, I'd like to give my current opinion that the original intent of the Constitution is hopelessly idealistic and absolute (Congress shall not make any laws that curb the freedom of the press?)
Unlike the Bible, which merely makes a claim to absolute truth.
Oops, that was a bit of a Freudian slip.
Someone you had in MIND. With a D.
i'm a pin head...and i'm proud of it.
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