I’m in Salem again, waiting for the senate hearing on the domestic partnerships bill. I had to crash my way through a huge crowd on the capitol steps, though—here to protest a bill that would scrutinize “crisis pregnancy centers” (the anti-abortion sham clinics that lure women in with the promise of pregnancy tests, so they can counsel them and preach to them against abortion). Their red shirts had a slogan that said something like “protect women’s lifestyle choices”—a somewhat clever play on the language of choice.

(Check back in a bit for a blog about the senate hearing!)