God, I wish I had something more to offer, other than to say: We're all just bunnies; broken, injured little bunnies. Whenever I want to lash out at someone for some perceived wrong, I've learned to remind myself that that person is just an injured bunny like myself. And with maturity (something I'm still working on, BTW) comes the understanding that when someone lashes out at me, simply not to take it personally - it's a projection which has really nothing to do with me at all because this anger, frustration, or whatever it is, is inside that other person and not me; I'm just the target. Compassion is the key - but we only gain compassion when, and only when, one is ready. *sigh*

I have no intention of reading this book. But dang, I'm sure glad Ms. Miller wrote about it. TKS.

And regarding Palin, some points were extremely well made.

There's no doubt in my mind - aside from her really wacky politics and even wackier conservative views - Sarah Palin is a feminist. One that embodies the same mixture of fem and butch as that character played by Anne Francis in the mid-sixties TV show, "Honey West"; which I might add, reactionary right-wingers just eat that stuff up.

Sadly, she also embodies the same traits and paradoxes of so many women - think Phillis Schlafly - which Susan Faludi profiled insightfully in her book, "Backlash". Let us not forget, if it weren't for Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and more modern feminists like Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan, people like Condoleezza Rice and Palin herself would never be were they are today.

In other words, Palin and her ilk can kiss our lefty asses.

Getting hit by an asteroid.

(heh,heh,heh) Re-education? Oh no, that's too expensive... And smacks of that evil "big government". I think euthanasia has a much better ring to it - kinder, gentler too. I mean, why waste good money chasing after bad. Corporatists and their functionaries are lice that need to be eradicated.

Is that too mean?

Actually, what you really meant was: Privatize the gains, EXTERNALIZE the losses... Because, as always, the wealthy never really get hurt in messes like these. If it were true socializing of the losses we would all bear equal amount of this burden.

Otherwise, I quite agree.

Those neo-cons and their mimicking wingnuts can talk the talk, but the little darlings can't walk the walk.

One can see the appeal of someone like Sarah Palin: a real bad-ass mommy. "There, there sweeties. Now, have some moose stew, and f**king buck-up!!" *slap*

This is what I've said before, and I'm certain her pick as VP was just as pragmatic and cynical as Bush Sr.'s pick of Quayle - but this analogy has it's limits. What I should have said was: How do you spell Sarah Palin? M-A-R-I-L-Y-N-Q-U-A-Y-L-E.

It pleases me to no end that someone recognizes Palin is really a serious threat. (Gawd!! Somebody with journalistic influence like you.)

Palin has that weird Annie Oakley appeal Americans really, really go for; kinda' like Emma Peel, of The Avengers, or that character Anne Francis played in the Honey West TV show - sexy mix of fem and butch. The reactionary mindset just eats this stuff up.

The Republicans really hit the jackpot with Palin. Simply an evil stroke of genius!

Because frankly it seems the pocketbook, whether it's full or empty, is the only thing we Americans are motivated by. I may be wrong, but as the economy heads south, the greater the chances Obama will be our next president.

If anyone here is still underestimating the power of Palin VP pick, I highly recommend all to listen to Your Call Radio Show #090408. Commentator is Rose Aguilar, who interviews writer Dagmar Herzog and another interviewee (who's name I can't remember), and is the head of Republican Majority for Choice.

for a connection to the podcast, the URL is:

http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/09/your-call-090408-sex-and-politics.html

P.S. I for one, think the Sarah Palin pick was a stroke of genius (that is evil genius).

If anyone here is still underestimating the power of Palin VP pick, I highly recommend all to listen to Your Call Radio Show #090408. Commentator is Rose Aguilar, who interviews writer Dagmar Herzog and another interviewee (who's name I can't remember), and is the head of Republican Majority for Choice.

for a connection to the podcast, the URL is:

http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/09/your-call-090408-sex-and-politics.html

Levi Johnston has a little more to worry about than you and me.

Except for one thing: I'm so glad toilet seats don't discriminate. Honest. Up or down, we're ALL killing the ocean.

Fear Sarah Palin? Dude! ABSOLUTELY!! Those Alaskan Gals ROCK!!! I have a friend who knows Alaska and said: Sarah Palin would kill anything, simply ANYTHING! (including Levi Johnston) Except a human zygote.

Sarah Palin is much, much, much more of one of those "Feminazis" -than Rush what's-his-face likes to talk about - than any rational person would ever admit. The entire planet Earth better beware... That's all I have to say.

Be afraid. Be very, very, afraid.

P.S. Cindy McCain is no slouch either (pre-nup in hand) - and closer to the White House than Marylin Quayle ever was.

Yes, it's a MAD, MAD, MAD world indeed. And Grrrls can be bad asses ,too - OK?