[T]he threat of AIDS is so great it overwhelms other considerations.

My grandfather was a Republican, but first and foremost, he was a doctor and a scientist. His groundbreaking work in transplants and in gall bladder matters, among other things, caused his colleague, C. Everett Koop, to accuse him of going against God in his research and experiments, and eventually his successful transplants and removal of organs - work that provided the grounding for what probably saved folk's life last August. ( But times change, and people learn, and scientists and doctors discover ways to save lives... )

You cannot be pro-human, pro-life and anti-science. You cannot be pro-human, pro-life and anti-condom. You cannot be in favour of life, and in favor of the ability of doctors to save lives and improve lives, and against lifesaving research and lifesaving medicine.

My grandfather was a scientist, a doctor and a Republican.

In his memory, I will work against any administration that dares suggest that science and medicine are things to be manipulated in favor of religious beliefs. Politics must not be allowed to stifle or distort the integrity of the scientific process in governmental policy making.

If it does, we're all as good as dead.

Tradition! Tradition?

A short article on Powell's nonappearance at the Republican convention. And yes, I thought about editing my last post to include this, but the topics are so disparate, it seemed weird to do so.

ETA - okay, instead I edited this to add more stuff, including a ( quizzy thing )

Also, can anyone tell me who wrote this, or at least ask said person to post it to Riddikulus (or, for that matter, TheDarkArts), even under a pseudonym?

LJ Deletions

So copperbadge and I were talking about LJ deletions - and sometimes, there are good reasons to delete your LJ temporarily - a RL incursion, a long trip, a need to study, whatever. Then again, as Sam says, sometimes it's just all about creating some DRAMANGST.

Either way, I've set up deleting_my_lj - if you're planning on deleting your LJ, temporarily or permanently, you can post to deleting_my_lj and explain why, so people will know.