From John Cole at Balloon Juice: Why is it always helmet-haired old white guys who are such busybodies when it comes to a piece of anatomy they don’t have?

Just how cynical McCain’s VP Pick is. Emily’s List did some polling of women voters, comparing the VP picks of Obama and McCain. Here’s what they found (full details at the link). First, this selection puts John McCain squarely in the realm of politics over principle in women voters’ eyes. Second, Sarah Palin’s background and personal narrative are not particularly appealing to women voters, and she matches up poorly against Joe Biden in terms of the potential to establish a compelling narrative. Third, Governor Palin’s inclusion on the ticket squanders John McCain’s previous advantage over Barack Obama with regard to … Continue reading →

Here’s a round-up of a few of the best posts I’ve read so far about the Supreme Court’s ruling which eviscerated women’s rights. From Sarah Blustain at TAPPED: “…Now Kennedy has bought their narrative hook, line, and sinker, writing that it is “self-evident” that “a mother who comes to regret her choice to abort must struggle with grief more anguished and sorrow more profound when she learns, only after the event, what she did not know.” His twisted remedy, though, is not to ensure that a woman has adequate information; it

From Salon: The Private War of Women Soldiers …The female soldiers who were at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, for example, where U.S. troops go to demobilize, told me they were warned not to go out at night alone. “They call Camp Arifjan ‘generator city’ because it’s so loud with generators that even if a woman screams she can’t be heard,” said Abbie Pickett, 24, a specialist with the 229th Combat Support Engineering Company who spent 15 months in Iraq from 2004-05. Yet, she points out, this is a base, where soldiers are supposed to be safe. Spc. Mickiela Montoya, 21, … Continue reading →