Where are the women?
“Recently a friend was gobsmacked upon discovering the lack of both gender and racial diversity within the the United States Congress. From my kitchen, some 2,000 miles away, I offered a sympathetic...
View ArticleMoving on from Komen
I’ve struggled on where to start but the beginning is always best. That would be three years ago when my aunt – my mother’s sister – died after a years long fight against breast cancer. Whether or not...
View ArticleBuild Your Perfect President
The 2012 election will be the first election where I have been a fully formed adult – relatively speaking – during the incumbents’ presidency thus giving me the ability to really think of what we have...
View ArticleA Poliogue Poll
Actually it’s a pretty simple survey as opposed to a ‘poll’ but I like the way ‘Poliogue Poll’ sounds. That said, this site is about to go through some changes. You guys? My site is about to become a...
View Article“You all look like idiots”
That’s what I thought and then said out loud to my napping cat last night. Of course he didn’t care and just opened one eye, gave me that ‘Lady! I’m sleeping!’ look and then went back to his slumber....
View ArticleThis (mostly) Has Nothing To Do With Poliitcs
I was going to surprise you but I can hardly hold it in so I’ll just tell you and you’ll still be surprised when it actually happens but for now just smile with me: This site is getting a makeover....
View ArticleSuper Tuesday!
I have always felt and continue to feel that that if you’re discussing Super Tuesday! you must say it with excitement punctuated with jubilation. It’s Super Tuesday! and there are delegates at stake...
View ArticleWhat’s In A Hug?
Look at how he’s hugging that nice old lady. What could it mean? There’s an episode of Arrested Development where patriarch George Bluth is explaining to his son, Michael Bluth, that he has been set...
View ArticleMaking Politics Social
At first I felt silly telling people that I am a political blogger. I mean, I have a blog where I do write about politics but referring to myself as a ‘political blogger’ seemed a little fraudulent....
View ArticleHow Washington Works
Should you present the above to a group of people, some might reply with genuine curiosity as to how the Federal Government works and how their work in DC translates to the states. Others might reply...
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