Despite a dearth of positive results from the Obama Stimulus Package and its focus on shovel ready projects  there is at least one industry demonstrating growth in the midst of the Dem-pression; at least in B.O.'s home state of Illinois, anyway. That would be the abortion industry. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports that: "The number of abortions performed in 2008 increased 5 percent in Illinois to 47,717, the most in 10 years, state officials reported."[...]The head of Planned Parenthood for Chicago attributed the increase to difficult economic conditions:"When couples are facing an unintended pregnancy and have to make a decision whether they want to carry pregnancy to term and have another child, they'll factor economic circumstance into the decision." Since when do "couples" have anything to do with it? I thought the decision to abort was strictly a woman's decision.Say what you will about the Democrat party's general lack of business...(Read Full Post)