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Listed below are comments made by mdalerwill between Friday, 12th December 2008 and Monday, 22nd December 2008.

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Obama's Republican fans 8:56pm on 22 Dec 2008 #280, #281
I am only too happy to inspire and entertain. :)

I was looking up the language used in these conscience rules, and I note the use of not just religious grounds for refusal of treatment but also moral grounds. Wow, is that a train wreck waiting to happen.

I'm still reading up on this. Other than the issue of emergency contraception for rape victims, does anyone know if this applies to ER decisions? That would be interesting indeed.
Obama's Republican fans 6:16pm on 22 Dec 2008 Re #275...Oops, that was in reference to post #274. I think I referenced #174 by mistake.
Obama's Republican fans 6:14pm on 22 Dec 2008 Re #174 Ed Iglehart,

The Conscience Rules should prove interesting. A close friend who works at a local VA hospital was considering going to her boss and telling him that as a pacifist she cannot by conscience treat men of violence. Unfortunately, she doesn't think she could keep a straight face while saying it.
Obama's Republican fans 5:41pm on 22 Dec 2008 Re #99 MagicKirin,

Please provide a link to data supporting yet another "95%" claim.

Or are we to assume from now on that 95% of the statistics you present are simply made up to bolster your personal opinion? I would venture to guess that this tendency to make up statistics leaves 95% of readers unable to take you seriously 95% of the time, if ever.
Why no special election in Illinois? 3:47pm on 22 Dec 2008 Re #87 Steve-Beacon,

I take it you are unaware how easy it is to throw off a polygraph. They are pretty laughable when employed against those without conscience.
Obama's Republican fans 7:18pm on 19 Dec 2008 Re #80 David_Cunard,

I guess it was too much to hope he would choose someone like, say, a UU reverend.
Why no special election in Illinois? 5:36pm on 19 Dec 2008 Re #67 happylaze,

By SCA, do you refer to the Society for Creative Anachronism? LOL. These people are indeed serious about their dynasties. And about knowing the correct names for Charlemagne's swords.
Obama's Republican fans 5:22pm on 19 Dec 2008 I followed the link Justin Webb provided as the "latest evidence", this being the first time I've actually read the infamous Huffington Post. Interesting story, but then I read the comments.

For those who did not have time to read the comments, I thought I would share my favorite: Whenever Dick Cheney makes a joke, somewhere an angel gets cancer.

So sick, so crude, so wrong, so dead-on. I almost hyperventilated. I think this comment will be my email sagnature for awhile.

Re #41, Jeebers76,

Amen.

Re #51, DominickVila,

If the outgoing administration takes all the O's, perhaps staff can borrow from the 0's they are going to be using to describe the deficit also kindly provided by the previous administration.
Tiring of the Blagojevich saga 6:03pm on 17 Dec 2008 Re #75 MagicKirin,

95% of terrorists are Islamic fascists? Has there really been a census of terrorists?

It would be a much more reasonable argument to say that the most visible terrorists or perhaps even the most active terrorists today are Islamic fascists. Arguments could probably be made for that. Giving actual statistics require more than an argument. They require data to back them up. If you have this data, do provide it.

Otherwise you end up looking extreme yourself even to people who typically don't take sides in this issue.
The durable American brand 11:52pm on 12 Dec 2008 "...the mental health of generations who seek stability and meaning in the malls."

Gads, that's depressing, embarrassing, and true.

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