This Is The Moment When I Should

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

Once You're Done Being President, You Tend To Want To Defend Your Record More Than Plumb Your Inner Feelings. I Find It Hard To Imagine Obama Going Home At Night And Writing Sensitive, Introspective Journal Entries About His Meeting With John Boehner.

For Years I've Been Hearing 20-somethings Say They Don't Expect Social Security To Be Around When They Hit 65. Eventually, I Came To Realize That They Really Mean That They Just Don't Expect To Be 65. Or 40. Neither Did I, When I Was 22.

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.

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.'