wsj: you're not helping.

saw this on the wall street journal today. apparently some social conservatives are pretty riled up over grants for their ab-only programs getting denied, which they say is “'weakening' the president’s policy supporting abstinence training as vigorously as contraception efforts, 'with concomitant harm to American youth.'"

now, the point of this article is, as the title reads, "disquiet on the right: a danger for mccain." which is true enough, but is that really an excuse for not pointing out the glaring inaccuracies and flaws in the logic of this group? for example, the article reads, "many social conservatives believe that abstinence training has led to a drop in teen pregnancies and contributed to a decline in abortion rates," which is great and all, but it happens to be false. teen pregs rose between 2005 and 2006 for the first time since 1991. it was big, huge news. cecile richards was on cnn and everything. so, what the fuck?

but the worst part is, that's not even a quote [even though i'm sure a lot of the people who signed this letter are laboring under that misimpression]. that's what the author wrote. and i certainly don't go to the wsj looking for my daily dose of liberal news, but - talk about ignoring the facts. that's sure to convince the collective youth of america to keep it in their pants [i mean, it's worked so well so far, right?].