the glory and the horror

For those who have been keeping up, it appears that the ebola outbreak in Uganda has been contained, with the isolation units on the ground having been dismantled.

The relative parity of the various candidates this late in the primary season is probably something we haven’t seen in a while. Super Tuesday may actually not help much, at the rate the other primaries are being divvied up.

This could be a very interesting year, because this may signal a change among the electorate, showing that they’re just not that interested in the options available this year and/or are so divided that it leaves room for something or someone else to step in.

I’m not actually advocating a third party candidate, but it seems to this uneducated observer that unless Super Tuesday obviously goes for one candidate in each party, which I seriously doubt, then we’ve probably got some interesting developments in the internal party discussions for each side.

Giving birth becomes the latest job outsourced to India – CNN.com

As the article mentions, this type of endeavor is fraught with questions and ethical quandaries. Anytime one is dealing with a major wealth disparity, the specter of exploitation rears its ugly head. Where is the line between informed consent and exploitation? Does it move? What if people feel there is no other option?

I know some of my readers don’t like to characterize themselves as single-issue voters, but I thought I’d throw this out for your perusal.

Frankly, it sickens me.

Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate ever

That, coupled with my leanings towards libertarianism, and I can basically promise you I will not be voting for Obama.