1. Remember the campaign ad Mitt Romney ran late in the 2012 presidential campaign where he told Toledo autoworkers that Chrysler was moving Jeep production to China and they were all going to lose their jobs? At the time, and rightfully so, Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post rated that ad "Four Pinocchios", (completely false). Chrysler spoke out telling their employees that this was not true; that they were, in fact, planning on adding jobs at the Toledo plant. At the time, Chrysler also said that, yes, they were going to be producing some Jeeps in China but these were new jobs and had nothing to do with jobs in the U.S. Since November, Chrysler has added 1100 second shift jobs in Toledo.
Well, Mitt Romney, who still doesn't seem to grasp the fact that the campaign is over, has asked Mr. Kessler to recant his Four Pinocchios rating, sighting the fact that Chrysler is now producing some Jeeps in China.
It appears that facts are still a confusing concept for the Republican nominee. And, Mitt, give it up already. You're not going to be President, go home, read a book, start a hobby. The horse is dead.
2. Abortion rights have been much in the news over this past year with the Catholic Church front and center in the debate. Their claim that life begins at conception has been the foundation for some states attempting to pass "personhood" laws to protect unborn fetuses.
That makes the case of Lori Stodghill all the more upsetting. Mrs. Stodghill was 28 weeks pregnant when she arrived at St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, Colorado vomiting and short of breath. She died of cardiac arrest in the hospital waiting room. The twin boys she was carrying also died. Her husband sued the hospital for wrongful deaths in the case of his wife and the twins.
Lawyers, representing the Catholic owned hospital, shocked Mr. Stodghill by presenting a case that claimed an embryo is not a person until it is born alive--completely the opposite of Catholic doctrine. The court agreed. Then the Catholic church lawyers tried to garnish Mr. Stodghill's wages for $180,000 in legal fees, but told him that, if he didn't appeal the verdict they would forgive the debt.
Mr. Stodghill, who is raising his now 9 year old daughter alone, filed for bankruptcy and is continuing with his appeal.
This sad story is made even sadder by the hypocrisy of the Catholic church. Apparently a fetus is a person unless it costs the church money in which case all bets are off. Really, I can respect your opinion even if it is completely the opposite of mine. I can even respect your opinion if it changes over time. But to switch sides for what is obviously a purely pecuniary reason just disgusts me. And they wonder why people move away from the church.
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