Politicians say and do some pretty dumb things. I think it's usually just a function of having to walk a really thin line in an attempt to keep some voting faction or another happy while at the same time trying not to cause some other faction to back away. Maybe it's always been that way, and maybe we're just becoming more aware of it. Anyway, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Dumbass) is in a lot of trouble (petition demanding his resignation) for saying what was on his mind - (see story in Gainseville Times). He claims his comments were "misconstrued", but reading the direct quotes, I'm thinkin' he really just let the truth about what he believes slip out.
And the truly unfortunate aspect is that the study he was citing may have had new info we should know about - but now it's all lost in the firestorm of protest.* Don't get me wrong; I think the guy is at best borderline Taliban, and he oughta be thrown out on his ass.
I left a meesage for my delegate (Rob Bell) asking for comment - no reply as yet.
I tried to get somebody at VCU to comment and couldn't find anybody who's even heard about it.
*It doesn't appear to my highly untrained eye to make any real link to the kind of "Elective Abortion" the wingnuts love to rage about. Here's the abstract for the VCU study.
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