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nananance partially quoted me in his/her letter, saying that (paraphrasing) people who "...demean women with phrases like "put on your big girl panties," are the ones who are really working for McCain."
I'd like to set the record straight. I'm not a troll or a Republican plant. I don't work for McCain. I am a registered Independent who, after great research and analysis, has decided to cast her middle-aged female vote for Barack Obama. Within my group of friends, "put on your big girl panties" is chick-speak for "suck it up and deal," and that's how I meant it. I apologize for not making that clear.
And I say, as a middle aged female with no Democratic Party affiliation, that these PUMAs are acting like stereotypical wronged women, and are letting sour grapes cloud their thinking. Yeah, I said it.
Their candidate is an amazing woman, who made history with her presidential run. But like hundreds of male presidential candidates before her, Sen. Clinton withdrew from the race when it became clear she couldn't win her party's nomination. Period.
As the great philosopher Mr. Spock once said, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." My impression is that Hillary, despite whatever personal feelings she might have about the race, has put those feelings aside and is doing what she can to unite her party for the greater good, to achieve the important goal: removing Republicans from the White House.
PUMAs, your yearning for affirmation for a candidate who doesn't need it and hasn't asked for it could possibly cost Democrats the race. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
