Archive | November, 2007
Politics Immobilized
A lot of politics were percolating in my mind this morning as I was waiting at the doctor’s office. The Republicans’ agenda of fear. Hillary trying to avoid and manage the press the way the current administration does. How …
Continue reading...Political Haiku
November 29, 2007
Republicans at debateCNN, YouTubeWhen do we get real answers? …
Continue reading...Oprah and Obama
November 28, 2007
Oprah and Obama. Obama and Oprah. OK, enough alliteration. But here’s my question. With Oprah’s announcement this week that not only is she officially supporting Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, but will also campaign for him, where does …
Continue reading...You Know This Would All be Different if Men Could Breastfeed
November 27, 2007
First Facebook banned photos of breastfeeding mothers. Now YouTube has jumped on the bandwagon. YouTube claims these photos of mothers who are rather discretely feeding their children violate the Terms of Use of their sites because such photos are …
Continue reading...Do Republican Candidates Care About Women Voters?
November 26, 2007
As we are now counting the days to the primaries and caucuses in January, I’m assuming (hoping? praying?) that voters will become more focused on the candidates, both Democratic and Republican, and where they stand on the issues that are …
Continue reading...These Are a Few of My Favorite Shoes
November 26, 2007
I’ve been tagged for a few memes recently and I apologize for being delinquent in keeping up. I promise, I haven’t forgotten. One that has been on my mind comes from my friend Lawyer Mama who knows that while …
Continue reading...Does Every Woman Really Count?
November 24, 2007
Every Woman Counts is a campaign sponsored by the Lifetime Network that is supposedly geared toward increasing the participation of women in the political process, encouraging more women to vote and to increase the national spotlight on issues that are …
Continue reading...Now I Know the CPSC Doesn’t Care
November 23, 2007
Having worked for a federal agency that annually goes underfunded and understaffed, initially I sympathized a teensy bit with the Consumer Product Safety Commission over the whole lead in toys fiasco. Don’t call the League of Maternal Justice on …
Continue reading...Punditry and Popularity Do Mix!
November 20, 2007
When I was in high school, I ALWAYS wanted to be popular. But I ALWAYS fell into that middle nether world of not quite a cheerleader but not in the geek squad, either. It was a comfortable enough place to …
Continue reading...Iowans Are Inscrutable
November 20, 2007
I’m not quite sure why anyone is paying attention to polls about the Iowa caucuses. Caucusing is not like voting. If you’re lucky, at voting time you spend a few minutes waiting in line, a few minutes voting and then …
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November 30, 2007
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