Roomin' House Blues

I'm not a Sarah Palin fan, but picking on a kid with Down's syndrome because you don't like his grandmother is not what is consider "progressive" and I shall attempt to communication such to the website that did this. I think it is particularly important for progessive pro-lifers to speak out on something like this. I also want to make clear that any political humor I may have leveled against Palin in the past, nor any vociferous disagreements  I expressed with her politics were not meant to in anyway deny her dignity or that of her family members.  I actually admire the positions and work she has done on Down's syndrome .   Pro-Abortion Blog Attacks Sarah Palin's Son: "Retarded," "Somewhat Alive" | LifeNews.com

Consistent Life,  an organization I support, called my attention to a letter to Sarah Palin by Mary Meehan, another Consistent Life supporter.  Mary, like me sees an anti war position as part and parcel of being pro-life, and being pro-life as being consistent with being pro-peace.  She compliments Sarah on being pro-life, pro-family, but takes her to task for supporting the war in Afghanistan, pointing to collateral damage to women, infants and children in the war.  More at:  http://www.meehanreports.com/openletter-palin.html  

I find it amazing that it has become a matter of controversy to suggest that violent images, death threats, gun toting and martial exercises have consequences.  We are being told that it's just normal to use cross hairs as a political image and that Democrats do it also.  It is pointed out that Sen Joe Manchin held up again in an ad that said he opened fire on Obama's climate change legislation.   Of course he didn't threaten to open fire on Obama, but even at that, the point was to found like the Tea Party in order to pull votes from the right.  We are told that the most plausible explanation  for our young shooters actions is his mental illness, and that we have no proof he heard any of the Tea Party ads, propaganda, news.  Therefore it must be implausible that he was influenced by them. First of all this is a direct insult to millions of Americans who suffer from mental health problems --maybe not as sev...