Comments on: Reader: Cardinal O’Malley slams euthanasia effort, NPR’s abortion story, Gardasil researcher changes sides

By: (Prolifer)ations 9-20-11 - Jill Stanek

(Prolifer)ations 9-20-11 - Jill Stanek — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:21:01 +0000

[...] Catholic Vote analyzes the HPV controversy which continues to dog Gov. Rick Perry in his presidential race. Dr. Diane Harper, a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (and former researcher on the Gardasil vaccine) is against the vaccine for school children and for that reason, has pulled her support. She states, “Ninety-five percent of women who are infected with HPV never, ever get cervical cancer…. It seemed very odd to be mandating something for which 95 percent of infections never amount to anything.” [...]

By: Andy Kirchoff

Andy Kirchoff — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:53:58 +0000

I wouldn’t say Rep. Flake is weak on social issues (his pro-life voting record is immaculate as far as I know), nor is he most well-known for being an economic libertarian (though that is, granted, part of his political “face,” as it were). No, Rep. Flake is most famous for being the conservative voice for comprehensive immigration reform and co-authoring the DREAM Act years back. Sadly, that has changed recently, as has his more libertarian leanings (voted for the PATRIOT Act, endorsing Mitt Romney now, etc.)

He was once one of my favorites, but I won’t shed a tear if he loses his primary or even the general (which, of course, would be to Gabby Giffords)