The Republican Womb Patrol

31 January, 2006. 313 words.

I saw a post today, Say good bye to your wombs, gals, you no longer control them. The Republican party does, on the liberal blog The Daou Report, referring of course to the imminent confirmation of Judge Alito and the suspected future overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Now, I hate to speak too much ill against liberals (I’m married to one), and, being a man, I’m hesitant to get anywhere near the topic of abortion, but that title is not entirely accurate. There is this thing called birth control, you know, and it is just as much the woman’s responsibility as the man’s. Now I’m sure you’re saying to yourself, well Catholics aren’t allowed to use birth control. Well stop being Catholic, it’s silly anyway. :)

Anyway, to be clear, lest I be seen to have abandoned all reason, I am NOT agreeing with right-to-lifers. I am definitely in the pro-choice camp (although I also think it is an issue that men should generally stay out of). My point is to say let’s not get all hyperbolic with our blog titles. It’s not like there’s suddenly going to be a Republican Womb Patrol knocking down doors or anything.

[As I post this, Judge Alito has been officially confirmed.]

[Update: You may notice that I have created a high-quality cartoon image to enhance the reader’s experience of this blog entry. You may also notice that I can’t draw cartoons in Photoshop for crap, so I will explain it: On the left, standing on the sidewalk, is a Republican in an expensive business suit, with an elephant for a head (the elephant has a furry trunk and pig ears). On the right, standing at the doorway of her magically floating house, is a typical middle American housewife, who for some bizzare reason looks somewhat like a 1950s cheerleader with no face and only one breast.]

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