Hey everybody! New innovations abound here at JamesLambJr.com. Thankfully, my lovable webmaster, Angel (who I pay in backrubs, footrubs, and anything else she needs), has now added these wondrous pieces code called trackbacks. You probably know way more about them than I do, but since everyblogger who's anyblogger has one, I figured it would be a welcome addition here as well.

But since I need to figure out how these things work, I'm going to add in a couple of random thoughts about the recent Terri Schiavo case.

1) State's rights usually work against black people. I was taught, growing up, that's state's rights were usually a code phrase for minority oppression. I still believe this. However, this doesn't mean that the concept of federalism should be completely tossed away by the usually criminal, usually corrupt, usually interest-conflicted Tom DeLay.

2) Terri Schiavo died fifteen years ago. It's sad, it's tragic, but I really don't care. People die everyday, all over the world. People die under similar circumstances everyday in the United States. Every life is precious, every single one. The real question to ask here is why we, as a country, allow our politicians to pick and choose who deserves to live.

3) Angel should never type for me. She told me just now that the second point was more than one point. If it is, I'm sorry. See, I believe that readers of JamesLambJr.com are complex enough to handle more than one point at a time. I still believe this. I have faith in you, and I hope you have faith in me (typer's note: pompous prick!). This reminds me of Madisonian pluralism... you see, the real problem with the religious right in this country, is that in their hyper-Christian "judge and then judge some more" conservatism, they forget that in this nation, no one faction should ever gain complete and total control over our federal government. Last night, I watched Madisonian pluralism, not to mention separation of powers, individual right to privacy, and the rhetorical skills of Representative Barney Frank, burn to the ground. Sad, I'm sure, but that's what we've come to expect in this America.

4) If you'd like a serious commentary on the Terri Schiavo debate, check out reappropriate. Angel gives a detailed overview of the biological and political issues presented by this case. I might get around to a detailed political post, but right now I'm having fun pissing Angel off. (typer's note: Dear, GOD, electroman. This was supposed to be a two-line post to teach you how to trackback. Brevity is the soul of wit...)

I hope she'll forgive me if I rub her some more! ... But if not, have Tom Delay write a bill to save my life!

(there.... how's that for witty!)