Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[niteowl]

"The President also said there is no doubt in his mind that a woman candidate could be president, and the First Lady agreed. Mrs. Bush referenced Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and noted that while she would be a "really good candidate", Rice is not interested in the job.

"Probably because she is single, her parents are no longer living, she's an only child. You need a very supportive family and supportive friends to have this job," the First Lady said.


Oh, hiss-meow, Laura. You really have been listening to your mother-in-law, haven't you. Setting the women's rights movement back about fifty years, speaking for others who are, at last check, capable of speaking for themselves, disapproving and condescending while trying to appear concerned, and failing to come across as anything other than small-minded, parochial, provincial..."

http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/17/face-the-snark-27/


How many dead and wounded soldiers from California? Was it a bit personal, yes, but Boxer has a right to speak for the families of her constituents. Although one might try we never can totally understand what someone is living through unless we've been there...IMO.