HATE it.

I was relieved when the pretentious "Mothers Who Think" section was re-titled "Life"; now I'm faced with another "aren't we too cool" division of what should/could be the refuge of ALL thinking, funny, reality-based people.

At 55 I'm TIRED of artificial divisions, even well-intentioned ones; why did you feel the need to elevate office prattle to the level of a new Salon blog? Where is the man's blog?... Have I been reading the Daou Report and not realizing I was identifying with the male point of view?

And by the way --- "broad" is a term that carries plenty of baggage, and not of the "tough, independent woman" variety. Originally, it referred to prostitutes (as in Broad or Broadway street). In my part of the country it is an epithet.

HATE it.

I sent him money when he was running in Ohio; I'm proud of his showing. Who wouldn't love a man who dismissed Rush Limbaugh as a "fat-assed drug addict" --- in print?!!!

I worked for Wesley Clark in the last election; I thought then and I believe now that intelligent, straight-talking candidates who also happen to have recent military experience are the fastest way to get the Democratic Party out of the ditch.

Please, please, please help get them on the ballot in ALL states.

Preparing to send him more money ---

Once again, Rebecca Traister has proven that she and I do not inhabit the same planet. Why on EARTH would Salon give exposure to Kate O'Beirne without pairing her with someone who could challenge her repellent rhetoric? I can listen to one-sided O'Beirne rants on TV... I don't have to pay for the pleasure. Half of Traister's questions were the equivalent of "...But.... but! "

I watched the same "Kate on Kate" MTP episode that Traister leads with, and --- silly me --- I thought Kate Michelman held her own quite well. In the ensuing two weeks I've thought of the discussion four or five times, each time savoring points that Michelman made that I will use in my next discussion on the topics. I thought O'Beirne came off coarse, flatulent and Coulter-esque.

If you want a clue to the way the rest of the world perceives and responds to O'Beirne's book, check out its listing on Amazon: #75, but with 2 out of 5 stars based on 369 reviews. Read any five of them and you'll come away with more interesting responses than Traister managed.