tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post7816889881394177264..comments2023-10-23T11:10:05.945-04:00Comments on Karen Duncan: Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Check Out Janet Oleszek's Live Blog at Raising KaineKaren Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-13152440939166865802007-10-07T20:31:00.000-04:002007-10-07T20:31:00.000-04:00Welcome Isophorone! First off, I don't find Ken s...Welcome Isophorone! <BR/><BR/>First off, I don't find Ken scary at all. I like him quite a lot. I just disagree with him on some issues - not scary and no need to demonize him either.<BR/><BR/>As for abortion, I don't know that Janet is demanding public funding for repeat abortions. <BR/><BR/>And personally, speaking for myself, I respect that some people have a religious definition of when life begins that would preclude any abortions.<BR/><BR/>But I have a great deal of difficulty with laws that would limit a woman's access to effective birth control, which could be an unintended consequence of the so-called "conscience clause."<BR/><BR/>Any pharmacist that can't fill a prescription, regardless of what it's for, perhaps should not be working as a professional in the field. It's not his or her place to second guess a doctor's prescription.<BR/><BR/>Especially since birth control pills are also prescribed for medical conditions other than preventing pregnancy. And in some cases, women have been advised that getting pregnant could endanger their health.<BR/><BR/>So, this is a real intrusion between a patient-client relationship.Karen Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-83602463861498794692007-10-06T22:21:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:21:00.000-04:00"Democrats won't answer what taxes they'll raise a..."Democrats won't answer what taxes they'll raise and Republicans won't answer what services they'll cut."<BR/><BR/>Actually, Ken Cuccinelli was very specific on pointing out how he does quantify what source of revenue he would use or cut for any program he proposes. No wonder Democrats find him so scary!<BR/><BR/>The fact is, Janet has been changing her tune so much on her positions on the important issues it should not surprise us that she cannot articulate anything. Remember, Janet is probably the only candidate in the Commonwealth to contribute (indirectly) to her opponent's campaign. Ken has always had a consistent message and can describe any vote or issue intelligently and in detail.<BR/><BR/>And watch it with the abortion issue. I would say that demanding public funding for repeat abortions is a bit too extreme for the district as well. So is lying about your opponent's legislating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-9393509498991672822007-10-06T13:51:00.000-04:002007-10-06T13:51:00.000-04:00Cheer up, it could be because you're asking the ri...Cheer up, it could be because you're asking the right questions :) Or at least some of the right questions.<BR/><BR/>As you say, no politician answers them. It's because they have been carefully trained by us, the voters, that if they tell the truth about raising taxes, needing an income stream for the programs and services we want, we will not vote for them.<BR/><BR/>It should be enough to pledge to be responsible, to spend our money wisely and to do everything they can to avoid raising taxes, to live within a budget and to raise taxes or othe revenue as responsibly and moderately as possible. But years of pie in the sky pipe dreams of political promises have made it impossible to be honest and responsible.<BR/><BR/>When did we all decide there was a free lunch? Or free schools? Free mental health programs? Even if you contract out for them, rather than hiring public employees, you still have to pay.<BR/><BR/>What important services do we want cut so that we can avoid having to ever pay for them?<BR/><BR/>Democrats won't answer what taxes they'll raise and Republicans won't answer what services they'll cut.<BR/><BR/>The truth is if you're willing to pay nothing, you'll get nothing.Karen Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-30061105273550062872007-10-06T08:02:00.000-04:002007-10-06T08:02:00.000-04:00would have been nice for her to actually answer my...would have been nice for her to actually answer my question<BR/><BR/>"how will you pay for everything you are proposing?"<BR/><BR/>Its a trend though most politicians either don't answer my questions at all or don't address the substance<BR/><BR/>I guess its kind of a compliment in a way :-p.<BR/><BR/>-NMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com