a new dualism?

i don't know why all things considered gave sam brownback (r-ks) the free publicity, but today i got another chance to hear him declare his faith and repeat his formula "the unborn child is either a person or a piece of property," which is really dumb, because there are lots of things that fall into neither category. like, is a tapeworm a person or a piece of property?

the answer, obviously, is "no," but sammy seems to think it has to be one or the other.

i'm glad he agrees phone taps need oversight, but there's something missing from his logic about abortion rights.

at least he doesn't start blubbering in committee meetings like that guy from the state south of his.