God does not enter into my post, and I resent the hell out of people assuming I am one-dimensional just so they can continue an anti-religion rant I probably can do better than THEY can.

I did not say I was against stem cell research, either, or anything else definitive about ANY position.

I DID point out that there is a lot of fast thinking done that, IMO, needs to be slowed down.

I believe Obama knows that already, but around here some of us are not quite as wise. You'll see. There will be all kinds of ethical considerations no one thought about, that will have to be addressed ex post facto.


I bet a lot of you think you know my position on abortion, too. You don't. You'd be quite surprised. But this is not an abortion thread, no matter how many think it's time to renew THAT old shit in addition to the Irish Troubles shit, Racism shit, and fear-of-yellow-people shit being renewed these days at Mudcat.

BLUNTPEAK ON-- stop here if squeamish--

I am as concerned about how family of hanged suicides (or lynched people) feel at Halloween when they see dummies festooning trees and porches, as I am when I hear casual references to abortion. People are watching who have survived that. People right here at Mudcat. People who sit next to you at a song circle. People who have served you a meal. Get it?!?!?


The reaction to my post, based on the assumption that I was preaching against abortion, is exactly the kind of knee-jerk, reactive emoting passing for thinking, that I am referring to and that I find so disturbing. Taking a swing at me just proves my point.

So thanks,

~Susan