She worked for the children's defense fund right out of college. As a mother, that is all I need to know. Who we are at our core is never so powerful as it is when we first get out of college. She was fighting for women and children then, she is fighting for women and children now. Liberal feminist believe in working within the system and choosing battles to take slow incremental changes towards the realization of goals. That is what Senator Clinton has been doing and she is the closest that any woman has ever come to winning the prize. You called me immature, I say functioning adults realize they don't always get exactly what they want from people. I am human. Hillary Clinton is human. Jesus, we just had a pregnant Marine murdered by one of her fellow marines. Don't you think that having a woman as Commander in Chief might finally start to chip away at the deeply held sexism that allows something like this to happen?

When did I ever say I hated Obama? I said I don't trust him and I won't vote for him. I never said I hated him. I don't hate anyone or anything--it's too caustic on the system. Blessed be.

Calling me stupid is not going to help your cause. Your youth is showing. Blessed be.

I don't choose a candidate based on a single issue. At least McCain has a long history and a record I can study. Exactly what is Obama's voting record on reproductive freedoms?

I did not call my self a liberal feminist. I referenced liberal feminism when talking about Hillary to explain why I am ok with the fact that she got to where she is the way she did. I also think it explains her pragmatic, incremental approach to bringing about "change."

As for my "emotional" reaction, did you read my first post? It WAS coming from an emotional place. I don't hate all republicans. I have always liked John McCain--I don't get any warm fuzzies from Obama.

I think you are not reading very carefully. If I say the sky is blue, does that mean I am defining myself as blue? From the start, I said that voting for McCain is going to be an emotional, not logical choice. You are the one who brought reproductive rights into this, not me. I live in UT, my vote does not matter anyway. You should channel your energies into beating up on someone who's vote might actually make a difference. Sorry to get you so riled up. Get a massage. Blessed be.

Oh, and to the anonymous who keeps attacking me for not being a "true liberal." I define myself as human being, woman, mother and American Citizen...liberal comes waaay down that list. It is just as frightening to be pressured to vote against my gut feeling in order to support an ideology (even if I support that ideology)--kinda like joining a cult...

Thanks for the apology, but your nasty comment only reinforces my "gut feeling" It seems if you don't go along with the movement you risk being ostracized and attacked. I was trying to work through my feelings about Obama, reaching out to see if any others shared my feelings--not trying to convince anyone to change their support of any candidate. So I am insane, ill-spoken, a bad liberal, someone who needs to be "re-educated"...anyone else wanna pile it on? PS, my gut never liked W either...I am done here, nastiness wins--gonna go deal with real life now.

Who is Adrianna Huffington?

...or a real leader (who has done her homework) would know that we have major safety issues in our food supply that need to be addressed, hopefully before a disaster occurs.

Mine are 38D's. The hardest thing is finding clothing that is actually designed for women with breasts. They are a pain in the ass, really. I would give you mine if I could.

This piece is published under the opinion section.

Such deep hatred is not healthy and won't lead anywhere. Talking with people you disagree with builds character and expands the mind and heart. I have always admired their relationship--I bet the dinner conversation at their house is never dull.

I used to work for one of the large discount brokerage houses. During training, we were given names of famous people to search for. A few years later there was a big news story about employees getting fired for accessing celebrity accounts without authorization. This stuff happens more often than you think.

something really bothers me about referring to a woman who conceives a child under any circumstance as a victim of that unplanned life.

I am single and had an unplanned pregnancy. I can attest that I went through spells in the early days where I was certifiably insane. I know married women with multiple children who have gone through these spells, too. I also have friends who have had abortions and friends who have given children up for adoption. The truth is, there are always moments of regret and doubt, whatever the decision. We all can look back and wonder what life would have been like if we had made different choices, but it is just life. Getting pregnant is just a wonderful part of life (or at least it should be.)

I wonder if the findings would even out if they do follow up studies throughout the women's lives.

I don't understand why our society makes parenthood such a "crisis" for women.

You are only understanding one side of his "truth," the side that you agree with. His "truth" marginalized the life experiences and beliefs of a large swatch of people--people he needs on his side to be able to win the election. Seems like an "ism" of sorts to me; and yes, sorry, given the crowd he was speaking to (comfortable with) it does play as elitist.