Monday, March 13, 2006

Straight talk and competence Bull Moose: "This is an Administration that is now paying the price for valuing blind loyalty over straight talk and competence. For generations to come, this Presidency will become a text book case of how not to govern." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 8:03:39 PM

Federalism and abortion Andrew Sullivan: "The safety valve is federalism, the constitutional system that allows different states to have different laws. And so in Massachusetts gay couples enjoy real equality under law - better than the British civil partnership compromise - while in Virginia they have reduced rights even to enter into private contracts. And President Bush can prevent federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, while California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can kick-start a massive programme designed to do exactly what the president abhors. "This is the way it is supposed to work, and in a country that includes both San Francisco and Salt Lake City, Greenwich Village and Colorado Springs, it makes a lot of sense. In the 1960s and early 1970s abortion laws were similarly diverse, with most states moving towards a European-style compromise - allowing for legal first-trimester abortions with an array of restrictions on others." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 7:57:29 PM

Unregulated hunting of wolves? Wolf News: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers wolves in the three states to be biologically recovered, with an estimated 600 wolves in Idaho alone. But before the wolves can be removed from the list, each state has to have an approved management plan in place. Idaho and Montana have plans, but the federal government has refused to approve Wyoming's plan that allows unregulated hunting of wolves outside national parks and wilderness areas." Coyote Gulch is elated that there is a Wolf News. Here's the link for the RSS feed. Category: 2008 Presidential Election 5:50:46 PM

Gun dealers New West: "But some stats can make you wonder: today we find out that the Northern Rockies territories of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are among the five states that have more gun dealers than gas stations. (Oregon and Alaska are the other two)" Category: 2008 Presidential Election 7:09:16 AM

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