Quotes of the day

Obama is remaking America into Chicago.
He sees Chicago out whichever window he’s looking.

maverick muse on May 11, 2009 at 8:10 AM

blatantblue on May 11, 2009 at 8:07 AM

Do not address trolls.
Trolls have no existence where none is given.
Your mission, should you accept it, is to skip over turds.

maverick muse on May 11, 2009 at 8:13 AM

SKYFOX on May 11, 2009 at 8:15 AM

Unless you listen to his daily show, don’t tack that on.

I catch his last 30-60 minutes; he has great guests and very intelligent dialogues every day, unlike other hosts.

maverick muse on May 11, 2009 at 8:20 AM

Sensible Mom on May 11, 2009 at 9:42 AM
4shoes on May 11, 2009 at 10:11 AM
littleguy on May 11, 2009 at 10:18 AM
cs89 on May 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM

The obvious point that Palin and supporters make is that she has everything it takes to SOMEDAY run the entire show, and that at THIS POINT she is the tipping point of the GOP.

Catch up on the HotAir headline article on the role of Republican Women, the minority within the GOP minority.
By Erika Lovley

In 2006, 70 percent of the women competing in major party primaries were Democrats, according to Laurel Elder, an associate political science professor and gender expert at Hartwick College in New York,. And, she says, only five Republican women have chaired congressional committees since 1995. Democratic women currently hold four chairmanships in the Senate and three more in the House — plus the speaker’s gavel, in the hands of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). In addition, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) chairs the Joint Economic Committee.

“Republican women are more reluctant to throw their hat in the ring because they don’t see a lot of women like themselves in leadership or on the news,” she said. “This idea that the GOP is just going to treat everyone fairly hasn’t worked. If the GOP wants more women, they’re going to have to do more than just recruit women. They need to urge them to run.”

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is trying to do that.

“If we are going to expand the playing field we must expand the party,” he said through a spokesman. “On the candidate recruitment front, we continue to focus on finding highly qualified female candidates who can effectively convey the Republican message.”

“For Republican women to say, ‘This is something I want to subject my family to’ — it’s a big role,” said Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.), who was one of the top political targets of left-wing organization MoveOn.org in 2006 and 2008. Drake lost her seat last year and says she is still angered by the effect scathing television ads had on her grandchildren. “It’s difficult to find people to run for office, and it will be more difficult in the future because of the tones in campaigns,” she said.

The problem is also geographical. As political realignment shifts the GOP territory south, Elder said female candidates are vying to get elected in a region least hospitable to women, while Democrats are getting elected in the West and Northeast — areas that are more welcoming to female candidates.

“In the South, women have done very poorly. There are big differences in terms of political culture,” said Debbie Walsh, director of Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics. “Change would mean letting in some voices that have not had a place at the table within the Republican Party. Right now the Democratic agenda is more in sync with women voters.”

According to the center’s analysis of exit-polling data, women backed Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden over Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin 56 percent to 43 percent. Male voters split their votes much more evenly, with 49 percent voting for Obama-Biden and 48 percent choosing McCain-Palin.

Snowe says there’s also a political dimension. As the Republican Party sheds moderates, it also sheds women.

“[We] as a party are saying we’re not supporting Republican moderates. That’s a terrible message to send,” said Snowe, who with her Maine counterpart Susan Collins represents 50 percent of the Republican women in the Senate. “It tells everyone else in America who might have an interest in running as a Republican moderate, they’re going to have to think twice. The messages coming out of the national party are critical. They’ve got to be embracive and inclusive of political diversity. They can’t on one hand say we’re going to build a majority and then say we only want people with certain characteristics, like white males from the South. That’s a concern to me.”

Leadership has taken notice. The Republican National Committee says a critical first step is to be more all-inclusive when recruiting and training women. It says its Women’s Coalition is making an early push to identify women for 2010 as part of its 50-state plan.

“Part of our goal is to dramatically increase the number of Republican women running for office,” said Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Jan Larimer. “Chairman [Michael] Steele and I agree that we must redouble our efforts to build a strong grass-roots organization that encourages participation by every Republican in every state and territory.”

Democratic training outlets such EMILY’s List have been well-organized and highly successful at recruiting, while anti-abortion Republican womens’ groups, such as the National Federation of Republican Women, say they are bracing for another tough election cycle.

McMorris Rodgers, who is helping lead the NRCC’s candidate recruitment team, says she’s bringing in groups of women from different regions of the country for tours of Capitol Hill in the hopes of getting some to run.

“It is going to be critical,” she said, “that the Republican Party has a face that includes women of all ages and backgrounds and experiences.”

Walsh agrees.

“If you believe that a more centrist position for the Republican Party would bring about more success and bring more voters back, then women would help make that happen,” she said. “Women bring a voice of moderation that could pull them back to the party.”

maverick muse on May 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM

Erika Lovley does a nice report @ Politico.

The reader should bear in mind that since the Democrat women are the majority national female voice, that slants the findings, that though accurate, mean more than what they would have them mean, given their own Democratic prejudice.

MY POINT REMAINS, that Conservative Women ARE held in contempt at the bottom of the nation’s barrel, to be NOT seen and NOT heard. And the libbers who mutiliate and cannibalize and assassinate are damned good shots and have the loudest chorus granted venues in papers, television, and blogs.

All the more reason to back Palin’s role as the representative new face of the Republican party. Palin has SO MUCH to offer, and such true grit, far more than any male Republican conservative.

And McCain deserves applause for noting her abilities, even though he really hated doing so–Meghan represents what McCain would have the GOP female be. Palin proved his scapegoat, but Palin’s rising from McCain’s ashes proves that Conservative Republican Women make the best leaders. I most certainly give Palin my vote of confidence in her part to play in the GOP conservative momentum even as she gains further experience. She need not lead the GOP POTUS ticket this time; but assuredly, without her support, the GOP POTUS ticket will be a dismal disillusioning failure.

It’s a RINO thing. It will remain a RINO cancer so long as there are elected Republican Socialists propagandizing progressive populism within the GOP.

As far as Michael Steele on the upcoming GOP candidates, everyone MUST let water under the 2008 bridge be gone (Romney whiners) and learn our lessons and everyone continue to unite under the Constitutional banner on the GOP platform of equality given the rule of law.

Meanwhile, support Palin et.al.

maverick muse on May 11, 2009 at 10:48 AM