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The Supreme Court Needs a Mom

Friday, May 22, 2009

Another woman on the Supreme Court of the United States would be good, but I wonder if a woman who is a mother might be even better! No, not one to make the grilled cheese sandwiches and make sure everyone…

Embracing My Inner Joe Biden

Sunday, May 3, 2009

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Poor Joe Biden. He was on the hot seat again this week for his comments about telling his family to protect themselves from the swine flu virus by avoiding planes, subways and small, enclosed places. That seems like eminently…

Rush Limbaugh, Michael Steele and a 14-Year-Old Walk Into a Bar

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Yes, I know the fourteen-year-old wouldn’t be able to get into the bar, but it just sounds like there’s a really good joke there. I’m hoping that the joke is on the GOP. It’s quite a cast of characters that…

Bill O’Reilly vs. Helen Thomas

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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I don’t want to stoop to Bill O’Reilly’s level, but after he went on his Helen Thomas mock-fest this week, I think I might have to start. With a Democrat back in the White House, Helen Thomas got promoted back…

PunditMom’s Spin Cycle Friday — Sarah Palin Needs a Lesson & Malia Obama is a Smart One

Friday, January 16, 2009

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I’m going to have some thoughts later today on the farewell tour that George Bush has been on since the holidays. In the meantime, a few tidbits I thought you’d like ….. Oh no, she DI’int! …

Do Feminists Need a Male Superhero?

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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Is Ms. Magazine trying to make a valid point or just stir up controversy to sell more magazines? I’ve been thinking about this a lot before launching into this piece because I wanted to put my finger on exactly…

What’s the Difference Between Tim Geithner, Kimba Wood and Zoe Baird?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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I know that asking you to access the brain cells that remember who Kimba Wood and Zoe Baird are might be a bit of a challenge. Their names haven’t really been in the news for about 15 years.…

PunditMom’s Monday Spin Cycle!

Monday, January 12, 2009

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Now that we’re all back in to the New Year, its time to start keeping track again of the tasty political tidbits of the day … Will Barack Obama be the Equivocator in Chief? Apparently it’s OK to…

The True Measure of George W. Bush

Monday, January 12, 2009

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Like all good Democrats, I am counting down the days until President George W. Bush is on that plane headed for Texas, never to darken our governmental doorstep again. There’s not much point in listing all the reasons why —…

Sarah Palin’s Whining Isn’t Helping Anyone

Friday, January 9, 2009

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After watching the new Sarah Palin interview clip from the not-yet-released movie Media Malpractice, I recognized another thing about Palin. While I’m betting she was a Tracy Flick kind of gal in high school, that teenage girl also…

Lilly Ledbetter: "All I Ever Expected Was to be Treated Fairly"

Friday, January 9, 2009

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Once upon a time, in a land that now seems very far away, a 19-year-old girl landed what she thought at the time was her dream job — a position as an on-air television reporter! It wasn’t in a major…