Coyote Gulch

Monday, January 8, 2007

? for president?
Political Wire: "'The race for the Republican nomination is already taking a shape that alarms many conservatives, especially the Evangelicals who were so crucial to Bush's re-election in 2004,' Time magazine reports.

"None of the top three potential Republican candidates considering a bid to succeed Bush has a record that makes the right entirely comfortable."
"2008 pres"
6:37:42 AM

Romney for president?
eyeon08.com: "Evangelical for Mitt's David French (whose wife and co-blogger lied to the press about funding people for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference) has written another apologetic on Mitt Romney's record. In this case, a concerned Evangelical writes in and says that he read Mass Resistance's 'Romney Deception' piece and cannot abide by Romney's record. So Mr. French runs to the rescue to save his hero. But he lands in a ditch of flips and flops. Let's follow the story."

Be sure to read the whole article. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:36:00 AM

Andrew Sullivan: The Naturalness of Homosexuality
Andrew Sullivan: "Homosexual bonding and sex are ubiquitous in nature, despite the ignorant attempts of the far right to describe it as 'unnatural'. A new exhibition in Norway finally presents the evidence in full, inspired by Bruce Bagemihl's ground-breaking book, Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity."
"2008 pres"
6:31:58 AM

Stem cell research
Captain's Quarters: "The controversy over stem cells has now thrown its shadow over three national elections. While adult and umbilical stem cells have contributed to actual therapies, embryonic stem cells have not -- and yet their flexibility has presented a tantalizing subject for medical researchers for several years. The leadership of the Democratic Congress is widely expected to propose federal funding for human embryonic stem-cell (hEsc) research, setting up a showdown with the Bush administration.

"Now, however, researchers at Harvard have found stem cells with the same flexibility as hEsc, but without the need to damage embryos in any way."
"2008 pres"
6:29:25 AM

Healthcare
Left in the West: "Even if you haven't tried to help someone on Medicare navigate the wilds of Medicare Part D -- the drug benefit, this is an issue that should hit close to home. Most likely, some day -- it will impact you. And it is impacting you now. The current plan is expensive -- for both the beneficiaries and for taxpayers -- and the main result of the high price is huge drug company profits."
"2008 pres"
6:26:29 AM