Xian males, like their muslim brethren, shudder at a technological world in which mental agility has replaced physical strength as a core measure of economic utility. This reordering of values strips away a core faith-based lie: god-ordained male supremacy.

Unresolved to this day is a 4+ decades long struggle over gender equality — equal productive and reproductive rights. Who does The House and Senate back? The relevant group, women themselves, tens of millions of them. . .?

Or white male second-hand-god salesmen? Mouthing pro-birth-at-any-price tarted up as “family values”. Fundies are obvious offenders, but RCs run a close second.

The people McCain must win will crush women’s aspirations, self realization, reproductive self-determination by direct force. Xian domestic terrorism, like muslim domestic terrorism, humiliates, intimidates, and batters women back to submission.

Protected by complicit federal and state officials, cells of xian thugs have been targeting women and their humane values for decades. Irrationality drives scientific knowledge about sex from America’s schools just as it drives medical research abroad.

Christo-fascists (dominionists) embrace state totalitarianism. Their “truths” can never win popular support. An open society will repudiate their nihilism composed of literalist lies, morally repugnant beliefs, and puritanical strictures.

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© 2008

As for McCain himself, you can Google “McCain flip-flops” and get some links to some pretty exhaustive lists of the numerous issues on which he has changed his positions, and not because the information or the circumstances relevant to the issue have changed. In fact, the only circumstance that has changed is that he’s running for president. He will say anything to anybody to win this election. Who knows what he really believes?

This was a great piece and I thank you for it. One thing I’ve pondered. Why is the level of media ridicule so high, for example, if John Kerry is caught windsurfing or hunting, but not nearly as high when an old man goes to a biker rally with his country club wife and tries to “fit in?” That darn liberal media …

- it would be a completely rational sense of loyalty to ME – a woman.

It’s not hysterical, passe or cliche to insist on my gender being represented in my own government. And it’s not the least important issue either.

I am done having kids and if those young Obama girls don’t care enough about their reproductive rights to vote for a woman, then why should I protect their rights for them?

I’m done having children. I’m not basing my vote on abortion anymore. I’m tired of the same 35 year conversation. Roe v. Wade gave us the first legal physical autonomy – I get that. But, I’d like to see them take my physical autonomy away now. The reversal of Roe v. Wade just wouldn’t effect my life very much so it’s an argument that’s not going to sway my vote anymore.

Those young girls who voted for Obama, instead of themselves, should have had a better sense of self-preservation.

Kay Baily Hutchinson isn’t my cup of tea – but I’ve heard rumors about the president of Ebay and that doesn’t sound half-bad.

I’ve also read stories about McCain employing more women on his campaign and paying them more than Obama. I don’t care what someone SAYS – I care what they DO.

Also, the more we insist that Democrats are women’s only hope for equality the less Republicans have to do to make us happy. We need more women in the Republican party too.

NEITHER party should be getting a free pass. Women should be putting bi-partisan pressure on all our politicians to be fighting for equal pay, family medical leave, and more flexible work hours.

A Republican woman is better than a Republican man any day.
I’m conflicted about whether a Republican woman is better than TWO Democrat men. We’ll see.

Mostly, I’m disappointed and a little pissed off. The only thing Hillay’s campaign did is illustrate to me just how attached I am to being represented by women in every office in this country. It is our birthright. We make up half the population, half the economy and we’re entitled to it. I’m donating money to Emily’s List to stack this year’s House and Senate and The White House Project – preparing for next time.

Barack Obama will probably get my vote, I’ll probably campaign for him – but if he screws me over with apathy I won’t forget it in 4 years. Women’s issues better be at the top of the First 100 Days List – not the bottom.

If he wants to talk about “the economy” he better understand that MY economy is not the same as the “his economy” or even my husband’s economy. Women’s issue are economic issues.

Going to watch Hillary’s big DNC speech now.