Alexander that is.
A few weeks back, the Senate voted to build a wall and beef up our border security. On that vote, Sen Frist said NO, but Sen "Lamar!" said YES, demonstrating his commitment to protecting America.
Or just posing for the cameras.
Today, the Senate opposed including the money to actually build the fence in the latest appropriation for DHS, and this time, Alexander joined with the majority, saying NO.
You know, I disagreed with Frist's vote both times, but at least the man had consistency. He said no to building it, and no to funding it. Alexander, on the other hand, is looking to claim he supported the fence without actually, you know, supporting it.
It's got to be hard to be lamer than a lame duck, but Sen Alexander has managed it.
Posted by Rich at July 14, 2006 2:18 PM | TrackBackare you a vegetarian?
i can't personally take any pro lifer seriously if they aren't.
Posted by: howie on July 19, 2006 5:16 PMI'm guessing the MT put this comment in the wrong spot, and you were actually replying to the post above on embryonic stem cell research.
To answer your question, no, I'm not a vegetarian.
And to answer the implication behind your question, no, there's no inconsistency there at all.
Last time I checked, cows were not humans, and eating them does not result in cannibalism. NOw, if you believe that all life has equal value, both human and animal, then I have to ask you about plant life. Isn't plant life just as valuable as animal life? Or are you one of those bigots who place more value on animal life than plant life? Just because plants can't move doesn't make them any less valuable.
Or vulnerable.
If only we would listen, wouldn't we hear the screams of the lettuce as we tear it for our salad?
The fact of the matter is that all life, plant or animal, depends on other life to survive. Plants take in energy from the sun, that's true, but they also take up nutrients from the soil, nutrients that used to be other plants and animals, until they died and were broken down by bugs and bacteria.
But that cycle has absolutely nothing to do with abortion. We're not talking about doing what's necessary to survive. We're talking about ending a life because it might prove inconvenient. Or more specifically, in the case of ESC research, taking a life to enrich another life.
Posted by: rich on July 19, 2006 8:33 PM