After listening to Tim Kaine this morning on NPR...

[major debacle]

I have absolutely no doubt that he will be the next Vice-President of the USA.

I was heading to a side job this morning (carpentry) and tuned in to one of my local NPR station to catch a few minutes of a rerun of Car Talk (RIP, Tom), but instead found myself listening to Tim Kaine. Of course, I was totally disappointed, but realized that I should hear him out. After less than 5 minutes I understood the difference between the current Republican Party and the current Democratic Party. Trump is a jerk who is trying to claw his way to power by portraying America as a hopeless shit-hole (thank you DU, for allowing us to express our true sentiments) that only HE can save, while Hillary and Tim portray America as a land of hopeful people that only WE can make better.

I have no use for Donald Trump.

[The Polack MSgt]

1. K&R nt

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Yes. And I have seen places where alleged Democrats have been tearing him down...

for the stupidest reasons.

One was his stand in abortion-- as a good Catholic, he does not believe it is proper. But, as a good citizen, he does not believe he has the right to stop or restrict any woman from having one.

What, then, is the problem?

[major debacle]

3. You mean you CAN have your cake and eat it, too?

Who'da thunk?

[merrily]

7. So, his stand, as a good Catholic, means that he'd stop abortions only for men?

I don't think I am misandryist, but I'm good with that.

The position that Kaine articulated is the same one taken by Ted Kennedy, who received communion (from reasonable priests, I assume) until he passed. However, when Kerry ran for President, some Catholic clergy urged refusing Kerry communion.

Candidly, when a man says he believes abortion is wrong, but he would not stop any woman from having one, I'm not quite sure how significant--or how Catholic--that stand really is. I am, however, okay with it.

Anyone who believes anything is wrong because of religion should be free to govern his or her own behavior accordingly, but without trying to control the behavior of anyone else, and most especially should not try to impose his or her religion on anyone else via secular laws.

[Justice]

9. I totally get that stance. Even my mom came to that stance.

[merrily]

10. As stated, I approve the stand, but it's very different when a man states it than when a woman

of child-bearing years lives it.

[MoonRiver]

8. Joe Biden has exactly the same position.

Yet he gets a pass, maybe because he's not associated with Hillary. You think?

[Cha]

4. Mahalo, major!

[major debacle]

5. Aloha to you

Go for Broke!

[bvf]

6. I think I heard the same clip.

Was it the one in which he credited some sort of deity for something?