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Sonia and Sarah

 
It is interesting to contrast and compare two of the most prominent women in American politics this summer. They are dramatically different figures.  Let’s leave aside their sharply differing political views for a moment. It’s interesting to look at these women simply as models for women.
What do they have to say to the young women of America about their hopes and dreams? Sonia [...]

The Symbolism of Sarah

 
Sarah Palin is not simply a personality. She is an idea. From the moment she stepped through the gates of national politics, she presented herself as a normal all-American mom. People went gaga. The hockey mom routine was a sensation. They roared with approval, not just at the convention but all across the country in the [...]

Why Women Should Not Lead

 
In light of the renewed discussion of Sarah Palin, I offer a short, politically incorrect list of the reasons why women should not hold the reins of power, even at levels less significant than the presidency: 
Women, even highly intelligent women, are more emotional than men. 
Women govern with ideas of nurturing. Society functions on notions of duty and discipline. 
Women have [...]

Sarah-nades

 
Many patriotic Americans are madly in love. They’re madly in love with Sarah Palin. Sarah will break the stranglehold of the Washington elites. She will stick up for nation and family. She will be to the GOP what Obama is to the Democrats. Only read the comments on this column at American Thinker to get a sense of all [...]

Mulshine on Sarah

 
Paul Mulshine of the Newark Star-Ledger is one of the few journalists in America who offers clear-eyed commentary on Sarah Palin, with neither the infatuation of the right or the venom of the left. He says:
“What makes someone who has never won election before a polity bigger than Bergen County’s think she could handle the most power[ful] job on [...]