Wednesday Highlights

Good morning.

Mr Biden thinks Downs Syndrome children will benefit from stem cell research. How does that work I wonder?
What the pig/lipstick kerfuffle misses.
Answers to 20 questions apparently posed for Ms Palin.
Ms Paglia and Mr Gingrich on the same page … how often does that happen?
Brandon has a fine set of links … and recommends Girl Genius to boot, which I recommend as well.
Greek to me.
Accuracy and lies.
On Mr Wonmug.
One moderate returns to the fence.
Lonely or bankrupt?
Religious imagery and the Terminator(s).
Mr Obama and one of his bills.
Tour of America … cool. Lance is back as well … I’ll reserve judgement.
On Mr Rushdie’s new novel.
meetings.

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By Mark – September 10, 2008

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JewishAtheist says

Mr Biden thinks Downs Syndrome children will benefit from stem cell research. How does that work I wonder?

Aww, I was all ready to agree with you for once. Then I clicked the link and he said children with developmental disabilities could be helped by stem cell research.

Tour of America … cool. Lance is back as well … I’ll reserve judgement.

You might be interested in this story about an attempt to turn Kenyan runners into world-class cyclists.

September 10, 2008, 08:50
Mark says

JA,
Mr Biden was specifically noting that Mrs Palin should, because she has a disabled child, support stem cell research. Mrs Palin’s disabled child has Downs. I was just tying the logic together.

That link on the Kenyan cyclists, that was an impressive time up the Alp.

September 10, 2008, 09:33
Boonton says

You’re right, Palin should only support research that would help only her child’s disability…..screw everyone else.

September 10, 2008, 12:45

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