What I would Do as President.
Over the past year, as I have tried to discern President Obama's actions, I have had a lot of time to think about what a Wufacta Presidency would look like. Yes, I know it's a fantasy, but we can all...
View ArticleComparing Jenny Sanford and Elizabeth Edwards
Is there a double standard against Democratic women? I think so.Hillary Clinton was mercilessly attacked by commentators from Rush Limbaugh to Chris Matthews to the Washington Post by means of vicious...
View ArticleIn 2008, NRCC Chair Pete Sessions hosted fundraiser at racy nightclub
Uhh, it looks like it's not just the RNCWe had never heard of a member of Congress holding a fundraiser at a Las Vegas burlesque nightclub... until now.And the culprit is card-carrying conservative...
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HuffPo Topics and Writers - Segregation by Gender?
The following is a comprehensive list of the Huffington Post bloggers and featured posts section at the time I started putting together this diary, with columns written by men and women boxed in...
View ArticleObama is exactly what "Progressives" Asked For
Ever since Obama took office, if not before, some Progressives have been acting as if Obama was supposed to create this Progressive revolution. It's a mystery where they got that idea.Take Obama's...
View ArticleWhy Feminism Is a Left Cause.
One of the most common complaints I hear from conservatives about feminism is that it is too left. To hear it from them, feminism was created for liberal women, not all women. Isn't Sarah Palin a...
View ArticleWomen, Politics, and Bias
Recently I read the book 'Big Girls Don't Cry', written by journalist and writer Rebecca Traister about the 2008 campaign-- particularly on how the election 'change everything for American women'.The...
View ArticleRebecca Traister on What the Election Means for Women
What do yesterday's election results mean for women? Salon asks Rebecca Traister.We saw the continued expansion and revitalization of conversations about what it means to be a woman in politics, what...
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Proof that Republicans Dominate Culture.
Is pleasing Republicans necessary for a hit show? You betcha. Why the GOP matters more to mainstream TV than you knowRepublicans, in general, enjoy crime procedurals and TV shows that are big ratings...
View ArticleWhy I Hope Bristol Palin Loses 'Dancing with the Stars'
I don't usually watch "Dancing with the Stars." But I do take an interest in culture and politics, and I read Daily Kos, so I had the chance to read a recently rec-listed diary about why it would be...
View ArticleLisa Murkowski Latest Republican to Support of DADT Repeal
Just how badly have conservatives burned their bridges with moderate Republican Lisa Murkowski?Senator Lisa Murkowski is reportedly going to vote for the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, as will...
View ArticleConservatives going nuts over Egypt
It is known that the idea of Arab self determination in place of a Pentagon-backed puppet state on the Nile frightens conservatives to no end. But truly wild imaginings have been flying around the...
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