House Speaker uses cookies to make a point over Girl Scout remarks

[lynn82md.livejournal.com]

After controversial remarks by one Republican lawmaker attacking Girl Scouts as a radical group that supports abortion, House Speaker Brian Bosma made his feelings clear Tuesday, one Thin Mint cookie at a time.

Bosma, R-Indianapolis, pointedly offered Girl Scout cookies throughout the day and munched them as he presided over the House.

It was a snack prompted by state Rep. Bob Morris, a Fort Wayne Republican who recently sent an email to fellow GOP lawmakers explaining why he had been the lone lawmaker opposing a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.

In his email, Morris said he had done "a small amount of web-based research" and had concluded the Girl Scouts was linked to Planned Parenthood -- something both the Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood deny.

I can only imagine why Morris didn't want to talk to any reporters. Probably because they were asking him questions about where he got this research from and Morris didn't want to give them any answers since they know he was probably blowing smoke out of his ass, which is he.

As a former Girl Scout, I can attest that the Girl Scouts were never pushing anything on any of us about sex or abortion...especially considering I was pro-life in my last few years of scouts. I knew other scouts and parents of scouts that were pro-life too. If Girl Scouts was seriously all about abortion and whatnot, I don't think it would be that popular. Maybe because, as one of the Girl Scouts directors said in there, they prefer to leave the issue of abortion and sex with girls' families.

However, I'm happy that people in this guy's own party thought Morris was being foolish...especially the Indiana House Speaker, who's a fellow Republican.