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Elizabeth Edwards Knew What Was Important

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards died today at the age of 61 after her long battle with breast cancer. While I never met Elizabeth Edwards in person (the line was so long at BlogHer ’07, I never made it to the front), …

Now Elizabeth Edwards is to Blame?

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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As an early adopter of the John Edwards presidential campaign, I’m still smarting over the news of his affair. Not because I think his personal life, or personal mistakes, are any of my GD business, but because of how this …

Political Rule #1 — If You Want to be President, Keep it in Your Pants

Friday, August 8, 2008

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JOHN EDWARDS! Yes, John, I’m talking to you. How could you be that stupid? You know, as a general matter, whatever politicians do in their private lives is their business. I don’t want them poking into my personal matters or …

So, Here We Are, Hillary

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Alright, NOW what do we do? I know I said I thought we’d be able to breathe today, but I was wrong. Yeah, that happens from time to time. I’m not entirely surprised that Hillary Clinton was able to …

Tomorrow We Can Breathe

Monday, April 21, 2008

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One more day. Just one more day. The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary will be over tomorrow and maybe then, to quote Gerald Ford’s speech writer who passed away this weekend, “Our long national nightmare will be over.“ Wishful thinking …

Family-Oriented Non-Profit Groups ask, "Where are our issues online?"

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance I don’t have often — I was asked to speak to a group of women about blogging. Instead of sitting here at my computer doing it, I had to actually put …

Super Tuesday Not So Super for the Working Poor

Monday, February 4, 2008

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I don’t live in a Super Tuesday state, so I’m getting a bit of a pass on making my electoral decision. I get to put it off for another week. I was really hoping that John Edwards would hang …

"But Mom, she’s a girl!"

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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The words I hear frequently from PunditGirl these days — “But MOM, she’s a GIRL!” “She,” of course, is Hillary Clinton. Being a member of our family, there’s no doubt that if my eight-year-old daughter could vote, she’d …

Are Hope and Unity Enough?

Friday, January 4, 2008

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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed with the outcome of last night’s Democratic Caucus in Iowa. At least my Jayhawks won. Seriously, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I am an ardent John Edwards supporter…

Has USA Today Forgotten John Edwards?

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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As a general matter, I’m a big fan of Susan Page at USA Today, especially when she fills in for Diane Rehm on public radio. So I was interested to see her article called Poll: Electability becoming more important …

Who Is the Desperate One?

Thursday, November 15, 2007

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I suppose it’s no big surprise that as we count down the days to the Iowa Caucus, all forms of campaigning are heating up — including underhanded suggestions and insinuations. According to The Politico, somebody’s pollster is asking…

Rising to the Occasion

Sunday, November 4, 2007

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The Democratic candidates were all pretty animated last week, especially with talk about Iraq and Iran. The candidates were all much less scripted in their responses — I’m not sure if that was because of the format or because …