In case you believed the anti-abotion activists actually are worried about “baby killing” rather than trying a)controlling women and b)starting a theocracy, this story should shed any misconception.

Some crazy people from Operation Save America decided it was worth getting arrested to protest a Hindu prayer in the senate. These people terrify me.

Make no mistake, yesterday’s supreme court decision should come as no surprise. The christian right is nothing if not organized and disciplined. The great thing about trying to organize a group of authoritarians is they love being told what to do and they always do what they are told. Once the leadership had set their sights on the courts it was a matter of time before they succeed in what they always called “legislating from the bench”.

Here is a quick roundup of good posts on this:

Defending Choice: why it is good politics This is important because a lot of (male) democrats like to talk as if the abortion issue is one we can throw under the bus to improve electoral chances.

A great article in Salon about “a decision that might as well have come with a gift card made out to President Bush’s base“.

Where the stand via NY Times.

Take My Uterus, Please from pandagon.

And finally, I strongly recommend, in addition to the appaling decision linked by Vijay, Justice Ginsberg’s great dissent (pdf).