So It Begins...

As both sides prepare for fight over Alito

This was a fight they have all been waiting for. Now that BushCo cowardly gave in to the very small extremist radical right, will Moderate Republicans tow the line? We all expected this nomination. BushCo's poll numbers are in the tank. TreasonGate handed out its first indictments and Libby is to appear in court. The GOP majority leaders from both houses are on the block for corruption, fraud and ethics violations. They need a distraction and a win from their small base. So here it is.

The Left is galvanizing. So will the few Dems that are in power make a stand? Let's hope so, we have nothing left to lose.

I had a conversation with a female friend last night that did her best to explain the fundamental issues of women's rights to protection and choice. I, as a man, would never presume to understand what it means for someone to control what I can do with my body. Alito feels that he has the right to do so - he and the brazen treasonous white men who run the show right now. And this whole struggle, ultimately, is about rights. And no one, not one person, has the right to decide what or who she is or I am or they are... The foundations of a free and democratic society protect peoples from this invasion. The radical right and their extremist activist judges seem to want to dissuade these rights. Why? Do they feel persecuted? Do they believe that the power of the religious few only have the right to run societies? Are they fearful of apocalyptic reprise from their God for living in a society that accepts everyone on equal terms and will be judged by the decisions of others?

My friend mentioned that a woman's right to choose is a fundamental support system for society. The decision belongs to her only and she will deal with the effects alone and on her terms. These men in the BushCo cabal don't have that burden. They take no responsibility for their mistakes, missteps, and human tendencies. They refuse to allow themselves to seek alternative solutions for the same problem over and over and over again. They see collateral damage as a nuisance, the environment as a dumping ground, government as a bad business venture. They destroy people with their petty words and distort religious ideology into anything that suites their needs. They are arrogant, disrespectful, racist, and rude.

So why and how can they take responsibility for women?