Come On, GOP Female Candidates, Start Acting Like LADIES!!

I'd settle for them to start acting like adults, or even some teenagers! You have a point, Jerry Springer would reject this crew....lol! Annie

Maybe all states need a "none of the above" option like Nevada does. Annie

I have to tell you I am BEYOND fed up with the BS in politics lately. Why should we elected immature, nasty, gutter trash to be our elected officials? They are going to behave the same way in office. Is that how we want our country run? It is the reason our country is in the shape it is in.It is not exceptable behavior. We would not allow our kids to behave that way ( I know I don't) so why is it exceptable from them? They are adults...they know better. We need calm, rational debate with REAL compromise from both sides. We need real bipartisanship. We need to grandstanding, sensationalism, fear mongers, finger pointing and bashing to stop. Not only is it unprofessional but it does not solve our problems. But both sides are full of it. Stick to the issues. Debate like adults..find compromises that solve our issues. That is what we need. We need to be able to calmly be able to agree to disagree on things if need be. But all the jerry springer crap has got to stop. They need to stop voting as a "party" and start working as a whole as a team. But that won't happen until we vote ethical, sane, professional, mature people as our representatives. I am turned off by BOTH parties right now. They are both the same. Unprofessional, immature, win at all costs jerks. Both sides are "party creatures". I always vote...but I have to tell you I am having a hard time voting this time. I refuse to vote for jerks...no matter what party they belong to.

Come on, X, please translate. I can take it, honest! Annie

It's gaelic, loosely translated it means "and harming none, do what you will". It's the last line in the Wiccan Riede, the doctrine of my faith.

I would be honored. I must confess that I did not remember Barbara until I read what you wrote about her being on one of the 9/11 planes. Her husband Ted Olsen which was W's lawyer during the Supreme Court decision that decided the 00 election was also the lawyer that lead the fight to overturn Prop 8 but I digress. Your right Barbara did look similar to Ann but their looks were the only thing that they were similar on. Ann just acts like a jerk, maybe even a word that sounds like witch.

"The Ann Coulterization of the GOP" - would you mind if I borrowed that from time to time? I agree totally about the women you mentioned and there are others like them. I like and respect them even if I don't always agree with them on the issues. Let's face it, there aren't enough women in high elected positions in relation to our population, but we've sure come a long way since I came of age and there have been so many women from both parties who have made me very proud, as a woman and as an American. Again, regardless of whether I shared their views on all the issues. A woman can be "tough" enough to handle the responsibilities of whatever job she's seeking without attacking the manhood of her opponents and adversaries. Back when I first became familiar with Ann Coulter there was another conservative female commentator with long blond hair, Barbara Olsen. At first I'll admit I got them mixed up now and then because they were both on lots of shows and they did look a little bit alike. However, I soon became very aware of the difference between them. Barbara, who tragically lost her life in one of the planes on 9/11, was witty and got her point across but she was never nasty or mean-spirited, while Ann was...well, you know, the same Ann she is today. I remember how on the first episode of Bill Maher's "Politically Correct" following 9/11 Maher decided to leave an open chair in honor of Barbara Olsen, who had actually been on her way to appear on the show when it happened. He spoke of how much fun she was and how much he liked and respected her even though they agreed politically on almost nothing. We need Olsenization not Coulterization! Annie

I'm not going to argue with you there. Annie

I've been pretty outspoken to my male co-workers at the Post Office. Women were outnumbered about 7 to 1 so we couldn't be shy or we'd be walked on for sure. Annie

It kind of reminds me of high school, when all the popular girls in the cliques would have to copy each other. One says, "Man up, (insert name here)" and everyone has to say something like that. If we women really want to be treated as equals, I don't think acting like the best thing to do is to act like a macho man is the best way to accomplish that goal. Annie

First of all, I'm sure you know I'm not really saying female politicians should "act like ladies". I'm certainly not one of those who wouldn't have women in the "brawl" of politics in the first place. I'm just not sure attacking their male counterparts' masculinity is the right way to go. Telling someone to "man up", put his "man pants" on or making references about "cajones" could be perceived as implying it takes a MAN to do the very jobs these women are trying to get. I used the "acting like ladies" comparison because in my view women in politics should rise above the kind of sexist remarks they wouldn't like and don't like themselves. In other words, be tough when it's necessary but show you don't have to be a man or have "cajones" to be tough. I'm not sure what you mean about Sarah Palin. I can't think of any married female with children in politics who has tried to present herself as someone who was not. Annie