The Dawn of a New America - or How Obama Turned a Gen-X Cynic

We have a black president-elect. We almost had a female president. We almost had a female vice president. This is an amazing day, and the meaning of it, the meaning of its historical significance, defies words. It defies eloquence and statements and cadence and words woven poetically together. This is...

Presidential Election Round-Up, or What Women Really Think About Sarah Palin

This presidential election blog post roundup has an even more focused theme: many women submitted (not a big surprise, since I am one and all). Some who submitted are guys, but most are women, and many of them are moms. And many had written posts about Sarah Palin. There is no getting around the fact...

Call for Political Link Love Submissions

OK, so my last post was my Wednesday link love post. And here it is. Wednesday. And that’s supposed to be my next post. That troubles me. That’s when I realized that perhaps it makes more sense to do the link love thing monthly, and to be more organized about it. Plus, I figured by posting...

The Presidential Election on Twitter

There is a story that the mainstream news media is missing, and it’s this fascinating, engaging and sometimes animated (translation: nasty) election conversation happening on Twitter. I just voted today in the North Carolina primary, and right now I am doing double duty at midnight posting on Twitter...