We don’t need any more studies, discussions or navel-gazing about whether things need to change for working parents, especially working moms, when it comes to sick leave, flex-time or child care. Parents are struggling to manage family obligations and keep …
Continue reading...Thursday, May 14, 2009
It’s probably an understatement to say that the drumbeat has been building for years for another woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. And it’s not just a beat anymore — it’s become a relentless pounding of women’s fists …
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
Welcome to this week’s edition of Mother’s of Intention! Today, my lovely guest poster is Tracee from The Girl’s Revolution! I love Tracee’s blog because we share something in common — “tween” daughters who are facing the dreaded body …
Continue reading...Saturday, May 9, 2009
And I’m not just talking about politics or the Beltway (well, that NEVER moves fast!) Now I’m all dizzy! Photo by PunditMom …
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
What’s more important — whether FLOTUS Michelle Obama spends time with Congressional wives at a food bank to help feed the homeless or that she decided to break out her designer sneaks for the occasion? The media have decided the …
Continue reading...Monday, May 4, 2009
This week’s Mother of Intention is Christina from Blog Antagonist. If you don’t know her blog, you should. She is insightful and funny and irreverent, but don’t mess with her when it comes to the needs of her kids …
Continue reading...Saturday, May 2, 2009
The flowers are in bloom, the sky is clear, and the flamingos are on parade! Though it does seem a little early for plastic flamingo mating rituals! Photos by PunditMom …
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I have always been fascinated by presidential politics and the personalities of presidents. It takes a mighty big ego, plus a lot more, to wake up one morning and say to yourself, “I think I want to be the leader …
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has announced that he is leaving the GOP to become a Democrat, and will run as a Democrat in his upcoming re-election bid in 2010. CNN has reported that constituents who were visiting Specter on …
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My friends David at It’s Not a Lecture and Catherine at Her Bad Mother are going around the world virtually with their project, The World According to Mom. They’re trying to get completely around the globe (in 80 clicks!?) …
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
Welcome to this week’s edition of Mothers of Intention, PunditMom’s weekly feature on what other political moms are writing about around the blogosphere. This week, my friend Gloria Feldt has given me permission to cross-post her wonderful essay on the …
Continue reading...Friday, April 24, 2009
White House Communications Director Ellen Moran is bidding farewell to her plum appointment before Barack Obama has officially been in office for 100 days. Moran is one of just a handful of women in Obama’s official inner circle and is …
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Friday, May 15, 2009
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