I just wanted to add: today my husband was on an international flight coming home to the States and the line at US customs was hell – the airport staff made a point of announcing over the loudspeaker “passengers should be aware, there is a longer than average wait for US departures going through customs due to budget issues in the United States.” So now we’re apparently using DHS resources to play this silly, twisted PR game.

Well said Nicole! Kudos.

This is what I like about the pro life movement – we come to our conclusions from different belief systems, some faith based and some not.

I will say from a practical standpoint – I am from Pennsylvania and I didn’t even know we had the death penalty. I think it’s used very sparingly. It says a lot that Gosnell is eligible for it.

@maya – Being pregnant was actually great for my perspective when it came to fitness and exercise because I had other incentives and goals to exercise that had nothing to do with losing weight. Taking that out of the equation helped me focus on zumba and yoga class in a whole different way and helped me realize my own strength. I’d say labor does that too. :)

@tami – I would like to write about the breastfeeding debate, I find it AMAZING how much Internet space is devoted to it. Just one more example of how women’s choices in motherhood become so political. Like my previous post on Marissa Mayer: http://www.sgpaction.com/marissa_mayer_and_the_feminist_clique

@jennifer – someone already asked me when we’re having another. I just gave them a look that made them change the subject :)

Stacy – out of the 8 girls on Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2, only 3 or 4 have the consistent presence of THEIR FATHER (as opposed to simply a male figure) in their lives. I’d bet the figure on 16 & Pregnant is even lower. No wonder they get put in these situations. They’re only modeling what they see in their own homes.

You know what’s ironic about this show and others like it? They make sex look boring and commonplace. Their sex life does not look fun or appealing at all. Something is just…off.

Shannon, you’re so right – and the media nods and smiles at these outrageous assertions of his completely uncritically. They’re more concerned about whether or not Marco Rubio drank some bottled water (which by the way is a good indication that the Left takes him seriously as a threat) http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/marco-rubios-drinking-problem-87562.html

And Jennifer – I think your choice of TV viewing Tuesday night was more educational, intellectual, and personally enriching than SOTU. Good idea to do with your kids :)