healthcare reform

Call your senators today and tell them to stand up for women's health. And this is the important part: we need you to commit to keeping up our side of the debate by calling once a week until health care reform that protects women is a reality. Click here to call now: http://www.ppaction.org/network/hcr09callvisibility.html?qp_source=hcr09visib_e1_ppol

The best feminist smackdown of the day goes to Senator Debbie Stabenow (Dem of Michigan).

In an exchange on federal benefits Senator John Kyl said that federal benefit mandates would increase the cost of insurance. Senator Debbie Stabenow said such requirements were needed because many insurance policies did not cover important services like maternity care .

Mr. Kyl insisted, "I don't need maternity care."

But Ms. Stabenow said, "Your mom probably did."

 For Betty....

While it's entertaining to watch fashion and fluff and essays about new puppy's, Bill Moyers is saying it loud and clear on health care reform:

Bill Moyer on Bill Mahr

Bill Moyer for truthout.org "Uncivil Discourse"

And let's all bless Michael Moore and his blatant honesty. His new film Capitalism: A Love Story debuts tonight at the Venice Film Festival. Will some of our numbed out Americans get the picture now? Otherwise we will have to storm the capitol and physically throw the bums out. Count me in!

More information on circumcision from David Harsanyi. I have never really liked or trusted the CDC but now I'm convinced they are in league with the devil with their campaign for universal circumcision.  Back to goddess worship if you must pray to some one or thing. I have always felt more secure asking the divine female energy for support. The divine male energy is so busy going off to the next war and what better preparation than the attack on a helpless baby just to get the pain going at a young age:

Forget death panels. If you're really interested in putting a stop to the public option (and some truly entertaining town hall meetings), let's talk circumcision panels.