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October 30, 2006

When Republicans Get Carried Away

I've been fairly awestruck by the Republican attacks on Michael J. Fox over the past week. I actually thought it would be a one-day story in which Rush Limbaugh would make the usual idiot of himself and everyone would say, "Don't pick on a guy with Parkinsons," and then it would be over. But wow. It just keeps on going. And today's entry by Ted Piccolo steps so far over the line of reasonableness it is downright hilarious.

The BIG DEAL today among Republicans is that Michael J. Fox has finally 'fessed up: he hasn't actually read the text of the Missouri stem cell amendment he spoke favorably about a few days ago when he maliciously refused to take his medicine in order to ensure he shook all over the place so people would feel sorry for him and vote to use stem cells to improve people's lives rather than throw them into the trash can.

Now you just have to read Ted Piccolo's take on this to believe it (warning: it's the classic case of a Republican getting so carried away with something that it no longer makes sense):

So, again, does it surprise anyone that Democrats are all about political power and really don't care about policy?

What it boils down to is political power for Public Employee Unions. Everything else... EVERY THING is merely a political tool for Democrats to maintain that power. Maintain an opening to that pipeline of money and power. I don't care if it is Social Security, stem cell research, oil or anything. It is all a means to an end.

I'm still trying to figure out what public employee unions have to do with this subject, but in the mean time I think it is worthwhile to point out that Congress is notorious for passing bills none of the members have ever read. Neither do their staff members. They vote on a bill based on "summaries prepared by the bill's authors, or by interest groups whose judgment they trust." And just for Ted, I linked to a Fox News story about that so he could know I'm telling the truth.

I would also point out that few voters read the actual text of a ballot measure they are voting on. They read the official summary in the Voter Pamphlet, maybe even just the ballot title itself, and rely on the judgment of groups and individuals they trust.

Did Michael J. Fox really need to read Amendment 2 in order to know whether or not he supported it? I think not. But just in case we all need to have read it ourselves to even comment on it, you can read Amendment 2 by following the link on the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures website. Or you can rely on their summary, like nearly all the voters will, and take what you will from the advice of Michael J. Fox.

Posted by Becky at October 30, 2006 10:55 AM