A call for civil leadership

You know, in the old days, in epics like the Three Kingdoms, leaders went out to battle against each other fielding armies of thousands.  They sat on horses in front of all their other troops, flouting themselves as first targets with banners and  shields and signs.  They took pride in being able to kick the [...]

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Politics makes me go >.<

There has been a lot of talk lately comparing Sarah Palin’s experience to Barack Obama’s experience. It’s hilariously clear that Republicans have been caught very obviously holding a double standard about what is acceptable for people they like vs. everyone else, and now they’re trying to spin it like it doesn’t matter by implying: Sarah [...]

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“Choices”

What choice did Bristol Palin have?  I keep seeing on conservative blogs and in the rhetoric of people close to the campaign that they celebrate her choice to keep the baby and to marry the father of the baby. She’s the daughter of the republican VP candidate.  Her choice was made for her by people [...]

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Misogyny I will not miss

Girl With Pen points out an article that I have to take to heart. I don’t watch TV at all, so I missed the commercials, and I missed the TV news spots given to “amusing” campaign related products slamming Hillary Clinton for nothing more than the fact that she’s a woman who wants to be [...]

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