Over The Long Run, Many Of Perry's

[ella Baker]'s Second Defining Characteristic Was Her Dislike Of Top-down Leadership... 'she Felt Leaders Were Not Appointed But The Rose Up. Someone Will Rise. Someone Will Emerge'. It Was An Attitude Baker Shared With Some Of The Older Women In The Movement.

Sarah Palin Is An Heir To The Women's Movement. She Has Not Been Constrained By Gender. At No Point In Her Life Has She Thought, 'i Can't Do That Because I'm A Woman.'

I Have Always Believed The Iron Rule Of Politics Was That Women Don't Vote For Men Who Yell.

Certainly Nancy Reagan Had An Extraordinary Effect On Her Husband. I'm Truly Not Sure That, Say, Laura Bush Had That Much Effect On The Bush Administration. She Certainly, You Know, Seems To Be A Nice Person Who I Think The Public Likes. But I Can't Really Put My Finger On Any Huge Impact She's Had.

I Write About How In Midland, The Mayor Instituted Water Conservation Measures Like Restrictions On Car Washing. He Made A Point Though That They Were Only "suggestions" And Not Government Telling People What To Do. But Then His Constituents Got Very Ticked Off At The Sight Of Their Neighbors Breaking The Rules And Demanded That They Be Made Into Actual Laws With Penalties.