Deviants, sadists and perverts, oh my; deviants, sadists and perverts, oh my!

Every newsman's pulse was racing with the news about Gov. Elliot Spitzer yesterday. The sense I got as a viewer was this was better than any juicy story they could have dreamt up and it was happening in real time. Now granted, here was a man who spent a good portion of his career weeding out the worst of the worst on Wall Street, including their associates and "playthings" but the way they were acting reminded me a little of hyenas on a carcass. And the whole time he's up there admitting to his many transgressions, with the little wifey by his side, and the vultures just waiting to pick him clean, all I could think to myself was, well, at least he was with a woman. Geez. That's how immune many of us have become to this parade of our politicians' sex lives by the media, hypocritical rivals, and other attention-seeking agenda carriers. You know, it's not like the pervert was in a public bathroom looking for it, he was keeping his indiscretions to himself. I had a heated discussion about a similar subject with my older, yet not wiser mother, who believes that Hillary wouldn't make a good President because her husband got a hummey from someone other than her under the Oval Office desk. "What the fuck? Are you serious?" was the last thing I said before Mom changed the subject. My point-I don't give a RAT'S ASS how my leaders get their freak on, I just want them to spend my tax money wisely, to not give in to special interests, and to help those who need a leg up in life. That's it. Don't tell me anymore because I know, in every walk of life, there will be men in positions of power who will lead double lives. Does that in and of itself preclude them from having successful careers? Let's just put it this way, if we eliminated every CEO, CFO, Congressman, Priest, Minister, etc, from his position due to the deviant, sadistic, or perverted lifestyle he led, well, the world would be run by women.

“Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions.” ~ Phyllis Schlafly

While reading the news this week of 19-year-old Army Specialist Monica Lin Brown being awarded the Silver Star, I thought of this quote and another came to mind too, by the notorious Ms. Schlaffly. In it she states, "History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security." Well, we do have evidence now Phyllis. I bet if you ask those soldiers who made it that day, due to Monica's heroism, if they thought she should be out there with them, they would gladly tell you what they think of your opinion. Truth be told, some of them may have thought the same as you before she saved their lives. Now they have a reality to base their feelings on rather than a fear. It's truly unfortunate that in 2008, so many people can still have fears like these about women. It hurts to know that this could be the same fear that keeps the first truly viable woman candidate from seeking the highest office in America. My opinion being that of not only a woman, but a mother of a young teenage girl AND as a veteran who served her country proudly. It's time to move past fear and embrace truth. Truth is, anything you can do, I can do equally as well. Gotcha.

Bitch is the new black! ~ Tina Fey, SNL Weekend Update on Hillary Clinton

I have to admit when I watched Tina Fey's roundup of the media and gender in regards to Hillary Clinton, I literally cheered out loud, much to the chagrin of my sleeping husband. Exit polling this week has finally proven what many women, including Clinton, have been saying for a long time...it's more difficult for women to break those "glass ceilings" in politics than for men, including minority males. In the poll, 8% said they wouldn't vote for someone because of their race, but a whopping 12% said they wouldn't vote for a woman because of her gender. To be taken seriously as a woman, in many cases you must be better at everything yet still maintain your composure, lest you are addressed as hysterical, and keep your demeanor demure, lest you be known as a bitch. Well, I'm here to embrace all about me that is woman and fabulous and I say Hillary should too...including that compassionate side that can't always stay stoic, that motherly side that wants to fix what hurts (whether it's our kids, or our economy), and that bitch that just doesn't want to take it anymore, from those that don't want to believe in what the future for all Americans, including women, can be and want to keep others down. As it has been so beautifully put before, I'm a bitch, I'm a mother, I'm a child, I'm a lover, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint, I should not be ashamed...you know you wouldn't want me any other way.