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More Important Things to Ponder Than Where the Obamas will Attend Church

November 22, 2008

I know that reporters and pundits alike are looking for things to write about now that the election is over. Sure, we’ve got some time to speculate about who Barack Obama will choose for his cabinet. And there’s no shortage …

Could We Have a Little More Estrogen Please?

November 21, 2008

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America’s new first family is multicultural and diverse, so I’m holding out hope that a Barack Obama cabinet will be a diverse one, too, but not just on ethnicity. I want to see plenty of lipstick and mascara around the …

PunditMom’s Thursday Quick Hits

November 20, 2008

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Happy Thursday, all! I had a great conversation this morning at PunditMom Radio with Jaelithe from The State of Discontent & MOMocrats, as well as Liz Mair from the RNC. You may have heard that the State of Missouri …

What’s Up with Missouri?

November 19, 2008

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PunditMom Radio is back tomorrow with some excellent guests. First, I’ll be talking with my fellow MOMocrat Jaelithe, who also writes State of Discontent. We’ll be talking about her home state Missouri — the efforts to turn out the vote …

BREAKING NEWS: Obama Names Eric Holder as Attorney General

November 18, 2008

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If you live inside the Washington, D.C. beltway, odds are you know who Eric Holder is. He was Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration, a federal judge and served on Barack Obama’s vice-presidential selection committee and is a law …

PunditMom’s Tuesday Quick Hits!

November 18, 2008

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Motrin and Johnson & Johnson have learned the power of women and social media the hard way. The Democrats wimped out and let Joe Lieberman keep his Senate committee chairmanship and caucus rights. Michelle Obama is taking a second look …

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State: Will She or Won’t She?

November 18, 2008

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I can’t imagine being in Hillary Clinton’s shoes right about now. At her news conference last week, she really did look like the cat that swallowed the canary when asked about the reports that Barack Obama was considering her to …

PunditMom Quick Hits!

November 17, 2008

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You know, I would have thought that things would be slowing down now that we’re almost two weeks post-election day. But some things are still up in the air … Did you know that Missouri is still up in the …

Will Michelle Obama Spark the Next ‘Mommy Wars’ Skirmish?

November 14, 2008

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Loads of media types are already wondering aloud, what kind of parents the Obamas will be. For me, that question is sort of silly — won’t they continue to be the same kind of parents they’ve always been? My …

Hangin’ with the MOMocrats!

November 13, 2008

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Looking for me? I’m over at MOMocrats today with some thoughts on the Big Three automakers. Can you say ‘stupid and shortsighted?’ Yeah, I said it — stupidity and shortsightedness. What else can you say about companies who have put …

The Post Where PunditMom Defends Sarah Palin

November 12, 2008

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No, I did not suffer a severe head injury or have a GOP epiphany since yesterday. My progressive bona fides are very much intact, thanks (I am the Goddess of All Things Liberal, after all!). But as I was thinking …

Sarah Palin Revisionist History?

November 11, 2008

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I suppose it’s only natural that people try to revise the part of their histories that doesn’t fit with their self view. So I guess Sarah Palin is no exception. But it’s important to be careful how far one goes …