Finally the leaves are showing color. The oranges and yellows are brilliant. Some of the trees are still green. I went to the Skyline Drive a week and a half ago and the leaves were simply uneventful. Now it looks like there is hope.
Where are the good leaf watching spots? There is an Episcopalian Church over in Clark County, on the way to Berryville that is one of the prettiest places on earth in the fall. The reds and oranges are brilliant. Maybe I should head on over!
Jon Stewart takes a look at the Sebelius testimony and the monkey court that interrogated her. Enjoy.
This is the first time, during the first five days of pre-election reporting, when a gubernatorial candidate has been out-raised by one of his or her downticket running mates. Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli reported donations of $147,000, compared to $1.3 million reported by Mark Obenshain, the GOP candidate for attorney general.
Republicans are pouring the bux into the down ticket, specifically into the Obenshain war chest. That’s a lot of money to pour into a campaign that is obviously to deny the Democrats the sweep.
This news sent me scurrying to the Mark Herring website for a little feed the kitty time. I have been stingy this fall. My family has given time to the political process. Tonight I decided to part with some of my hard earned dollars. It’s time to keep Obenshain over in the Valley, not in Richmond.
More reading: National Journal
What a contrast! When I was coming of age I don’t think people even said the word ‘abortion’ out loud. The procedure wasn’t legal and only girls “who got themselves in trouble” had them. In case you don’t believe me, watch Dirty Dancing for the refresher course.
Of course, back in those days you had to be married to get the pill. Things loosened up and you could get parental permission if you were under 21. Is it any wonder that the vintage women were the trail-blazers? Many of us simply rejected the paternalism of the medical profession and of course the state houses and have spent most of our adult lives keeping abortion safe and legal.
Abortion wasn’t the only issue. The vintage women (and men) also fought for safe reliable contraception and access to that contraception. Our issues remain, but it’s time to pass the baton to the younger set. Too many younger women took a great deal for granted. They never knew the old days, when girls got sent away to their aunt’s house to bear that shameful child out of wedlock. We were always told they were spending a year in Europe or helping out an aunt with her children because she was going back to work or some other lie.
The younger generation never knew the days when contraception was unattainable or when abortion was illegal. I think they have gotten a wake up call. Throughout the United States thousands of anti choice bills have been drafted and hundreds have made it to the governors’ mansions for a signature and have become law.
Here in Virginia, we have seen some of the most virulent anti choice legislation ever. Who has been leading the charge? Ken Cuccinelli. The Cooch Watch folks will not let him forget it either. Young women and men simply don’t have the filters that the vintage women had/have. We all but handled things like this with white gloves. Not the Cooch Watch women. They tell it like it is. While it isn’t MY way, more power to them!
