With the conventions over, and Sarah Palin’s nasty speech somehow energizing the right, it’s starting to seem as if the Republicans are going to win. Something must be done. So I’ve decided to throw my hat into the ring. I’m running on the MOM platform. And it’s not an acronym. I’m running as a Mom, [...]
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Mom for President!
Posted in Humor, Kids, Laughs, Parenting, Politics, Working Mom, tagged Mom running for president, Politics of motherhood, write in candidate on September 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Republican Mob
Posted in Politics, Rants, tagged Mcain's Acceptance Speech, McCain, Mob Mentality, nationalism, Republican Anger, Republican convention on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I won’t bother to state the obvious: that the film that preceded McCain’s speech had productions values so low it made home-movies on You Tube look good. That the incessant use of ancient-looking black and white photos (photos!) didn’t help make John McCain seem any younger. (Not that I think he’s old. 72 is the [...]
Scary Sarah Palin
Posted in Politics, Rants, tagged nastiness, sarah palin, scary on September 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Did you see her last night? I didn’t think she’d be awful, or embarrassing, but neither did I think she’d be quite so good. She looked great. She was relaxed, poised, confident, funny even. A funny, conservative, pro-gun, pro-life, creationist. How’s that for an oxymoron? Yesterday, I posted about how I’d be better for the [...]
Katie Couric Speaks Yiddish
Posted in Politics, tagged CBS Evening News, Chelsea Piers, Katie, Katie Couric, New York City, Today, Today Show, Yahoo on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I learned a few things: 1. There are a lot of very cool Mom blogs out there that I didn’t know about. 2. Driving to yet another birthday party at Chelsea Piers may soon cost me yet another eight bucks. 3. The NYC Moms blog is populated with cool, fun, chic, and [...]

















