What are they thinking? Or, are they?

I don’t understand. Someone please help me. How did the subject of contraception make its way into the political conversation? And one has to ask, why now? Birth control has been going on for centuries. Birth control, as we know it today, have been used since the early 1950s. And, I’m pretty sure, used by tens of thousands of faithful Mass going Catholic women as well as millions of other American women. Possibly even some men. Who knows.

But anyway, how has this come up? It’s almost like a controversy sprung right out of the ground. “Here I am. I’m your new hot button. Red and blistering. Get use to it.”

But as we all know, these issues don’t happen by accident. They are contrived. Manufactured by political strategists. A smoking bomb meant to distract. Solely used as a partisan tool to substitute for the lack of real people issues.

then the hot button fuse is lit and tossed into the political arena. A exploding bomb creating confusion and fear on impact. Uncertain folks Hiding from the fall out of consternation. Something like a roadside bomb.

Don’t get me wrong. Practicing birth control is a legitimate concern but not a political issue. This is a private matter. A decision to be made by women and their doctors and Pastors. This is no place for politicians to become involved. It’s a moral question and not a legal one.

In these days when people want less intrusion from government, this issue is quite the opposite. It is intrusion magnified by partisanism. It’s government intruding where it’s legislative nose shouldn’t be. No government or political body has any business telling women and men what to do or not to do in the bedroom. It’s like if churches can’t control their parishioners, “We’ll get congress to help and do our bidding for us.”

But the truth be known, the contraception issues is just to distract away from real people issues. Issues like health care, education, jobs, environment, conservation, and the list is endless. To say the least, the contraception issue is put in place by severe Conservatives due to a serious lack of real and legitimate issues to pursue. If conservatives can’t come up with real people concerns then, toss in a smoke screen. Do anything. Say anything. Get those freaking liberals off track. It’s our only hope. Distract, distract, and distract.

Certainly the Republican Party could come up with a more humane way to treat the opposition. How pathetic.

My story picks of the week.

My quick takes:

It appears the Catholic Church is becoming more and more political. Issuing decrees from the Vatican. Decrees such as the anti-contraception position. Certainly a religious body should take a stand on issues affecting it’s parishes but not during a political season and with the full force of the right wing media. Obviously a political statement. Of course, all of this is aside from its problems with pedophile priests. Something is wrong with this fuzzy photograph. It’s time to tax the church because of its political posturing.

I’m sorry about Whitney Houston. Just like Elvis, Michael Jackson, Karen Carpenter, and scores of celebrity’s drug and alcohol abusers before her, Whitney also has fallen victim to a superstar celebrity media hype system. Too much money. Too much time. Too much media and tabloid. Mothers, don’t let your children grow up to be superstars.

Just when you feel safe, here comes Sarah and Michele again. Both bloviating and speaking recklessly at the C-PAC convention in Washington DC. Someone please explain to me what Sarah meant by “WTF.” Is this how Evangelical Right Wingers talk. Then there’s Michele Bachmann. “I’m still the Perfect Republican Candidate.” Oh really? Perfect? If my mom heard me talk like Sarah and Michele, she would wash my mouth out with Ivory soap.

What was that cartoon strip with the big nosed Indian character with the constant rain cloud over his head? Was it Pogo or something else? None the less, Newt Gingrich acts, talks, and looks like this character. Gaingrich is always the bad weather guy. Mr. Minus. Mr. Undo. Mr. Nay sayer. Mr. Bash and mutilate the opposition. A Republican Candidate with the one trick pony. Just lash out at anything that gets in his way. Absolutely indicating Newt has nothing positive or constructive to suggest or propose for America. Perhaps they need a President on the Moon. Up there where Newt wants to build a colony. Go for it Newt!