Dux Femina Facti

Who here knows Latin?  Fortunately for you--and me with 2 years in junior high--translation of Vergil is on the reverse of this  2-inch square magnet, "The leader of the enterprise is a woman."

SIGH.

Last week at a TTN Monthly meeting. NYC Topic:  "Women & Politics, If Not Now, When?"  Speaker from Women's Campaign Forum.  Women over 50, most retired from professional careers.

X:  (approaches LRH, smiling) Go, Hillary!

LRH:  She's not my choice.

X: (surprised) Oh, I'm sorry.

LRH:  No reason to be.  Many expect that as a feminist I'd support her.  (aside to audience:  Or be for Obama because I live in Harlem!)

X: (looks expectantly at A, friend of both)

A: I'm for Edwards.

LRH:  Me too.  It would be wonderful to have a woman president but she has to be strong on issues important to me--Iraq, aging...

Happened to me again at my favorite yarn shop.  This is what gave the Hillary campaign its false sense of security:  many of us want to have a woman in charge.

"If you want Party, vote Hillary...Power, vote Edwards...Personality, vote Obama" - Rachel Maddow

All of the above was written last week, a post waiting to be completed.

Right now it is Thursday morning January 31, in New York City.  I am in solidarity with those who lost Kucinich, another candidate strongly opposed to the Iraq war. John Edwards must have had good reasons for ending his campaign at this time, reasons that include how punishing it is to campaign for national office. 

The Crone Speaks suggests that Edwards' supporters go ahead and vote for him on Super Tuesday.  I'm thinking about it.  Then there's Obama.  I just don't know.

Vote, one must do that:  there are no options to active participation in a struggling democracy.

[February 1974 photo Queens College women's basketball team celebrates close victory--and I began to use my entire name everywhere.  Women were very hopeful.]

ALERT:    After posting the above, I read Four's A Crowd by Gail Collins in today's N.Y. Times.  Excellent.  Also, our first phone call from the Hillary campaign rang in.

Comments

[archcrone]

We have to remember the choice of words Edwards choose to use yesterday...he suspended his campaign. He never said he was ending his campaign.

It may be wishful thinking, but goddess knows I need some hope.

[vuee]

The NYT ref was good.
Here is the link to Bill Moyers discussing LBJ and MLK.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011908A.shtml

this too on point blank political ads--
"Getting Naked What a frankly political campaign ad might look like.
By Jeff Greenfield
Posted Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008,"
http://www.slate.com/id/2183248

[Kay Dennison]

I beg to differ with Ms. Collins re: Four's a crowd. It's just more media rhetoric. The media has appointted itself the king (or queen maker) and has been pointedly ignoring candidates who aren't in bed with the Washington and corporate establishment. Meanwhile, many of us are still committed to people like Edwards and Paul. The latter is raising money like crazy from ordinary mortals -- not the corporate giants. I wouldn't vote for most of the candidates the media is touting for dog catcher.