sex and reproduction -- and politics

talk about a jelly-like spine, here's the latest from the next president of the united states, rick perry:

Under Scrutiny, Perry Walks Back HPV Decision — Rick Perry | The Texas Tribune: "For years, Gov. Rick Perry has taken flak for his 2007 attempt to require girls to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, the most commonly sexually transmitted disease and the principal cause of cervical cancer. At the risk of angering fellow conservatives, Perry has always insisted he did the right thing."

when it comes to matters of sex and reproduction, we simply can't have an adult conversation in this great, great country. we turn into a bunch of blithering idiots, unable to utter a single rational syllable.

it ranks up there with the plentitude of wardrobe "malfuntions" that expose a nymphet's nipple to a national TV audience -- the republic, sitting enraptured, drool running down it's collective chin, as the purveyors of this mindless blather blush apologetically...