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May 25, 2005

The sagacity of Tom DeLay

"An embryo is a person, a distinct internally directed, self-integrating
human organism," Mr. DeLay said, adding, "We were all at one time embryos ourselves. So was Abraham. So was Muhammad. So was
Jesus of Nazareth."


Without getting into the gestational cycles of virgin births, let's ponder this sentence.

Can a fourteen cell organism really be internally directed? I've got way more cells than that and sometimes I don't even know where I'm going or what the heck I'm doing.

And self-integrating? An embryo is so not self-integrating. It cannot be made whole by bringing all parts together all by it's lonesome. It needs nourishment from a host organism. In most cases, this organism is known as the 'mother.'

But those are nice big words, Tommy. Keep up the good work and maybe you'll get a good grade on your next vocabulary test.