Hero Worship

"I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it's the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet — at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet."
- Wangari Maathai

I think I have a new hero.

Go, Stabs!

I'm a little late on this. But on Friday, during a Senate debate over whether the government should be allowed to dictate what procedures private plans must cover, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) got off the best "Your mom!" retort I've ever heard:

Sen John Kyl (R-AZ): “I don’t need maternity care, and so requiring that to be in my insurance policy is something that I don’t need and will make the policy more expensive.”

Sen. Stabenow: "I think your mom probably did."