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Like it or not, politicians are the folks that right laws to protect citizens. Terri Shaivo was a citizen who deserved protection. The legal system was corrupt and failed her. Maybe you're not aware, but her husband testified during a suit early on after her mysterious injury that he needed an insurance settlement so he could take care of her for the rest of her life. Then, after he has a girlfriend, he mysteriously remembers her saying that she would never want to live like that even though her close friend testified to the contrary. The judge in charge of her case is a member of a society that promotes euthanasia. Why don't you think politicians should enact laws to protect people from such horrible crimes?

It's odd how people have bought into Planned Parenthood's slogan about "right to chose". It's not just the woman's body, you know. The baby has a heart beat 21 days after fertilization and brain waves at about 40 days. It's a baby, not a "choice". Here is a woman who was born alive during a saline abortion, with cerebral palsy as a result of being burned in her mother's womb: GiannaJessen.com. That's a "choice"??? I heard her speak at the Walk For Life West Coast back in January and her testimony was remarkable as she does not hold bitterness against anyone.

I also think Ron Paul would be a better choice than McCain. But McCain is a far better choice than Obama. I think the political system is screwed up pretty bad when we can't get better candidates than this!

By the way, back to the original video. The Farm Bill was a terrible piece of legislation and the report did a big injustice to the audience to make it seem like a great thing that Obama voted for it. Today I got my letter from the Farm Service Agency informing me of an appointment to come in and sign up for my farm subsidy not that Congress overrode the veto. Despite corn and wheat being at record prices (the program crops for which my farm has a history base), I'll get a subsidy of about $2-$3,000 this year. Are you happy about that??? My income will be high this year so I'll be paying a lot of income taxes, so I don't feel quite so bad about it. I can't even refuse payment without forfeiting the right to payment in future years when conditions might make it necessary to receive subsidies. What a system.

One more thing about the Farm Bill. Congress was so eager in spending all of that money that they couldn't even get it straight. The bill they sent to President Bush and which he vetoed was missing about 30 pages. So they had to pass it again and send him the correct copy which he dutifully vetoed again. Idiots!

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