Wow.....wow....I wrote a comment just a few days ago (I'm sure it is HR by now) stating I didn't think the Republicans would do it. I was wrong. I also said I would at least consider McCain if he chose a woman who was pro-choice because it would make him more palatable to a larger group of democratic women. Well I was wrong on that one too. He chose a woman who is pro-life. I am a Democrat is who pro-life. As of today McCain/Palin can consider themselves under consideration for my vote.

I have said before and I will say it again. People come to the process for different reasons. Some women were in it this cycle to support the political aspirations of a woman who was qualified but found the party did not support their efforts. Democratic women have been unsuccessful in building coalitions to support their efforts to get women elected beyond the U.S. Senate.

The Republicans are willing to do what Democrats are unwilling to do; put a woman in the White House as VPOTUS with the long term look at becoming POTUS.

This is change I can believe in.

The selection of Joe Biden as the number two on the Democratic ticket frankly dumbfounds me. It really makes me wonder what has become of this party. I have Googled for transcripts and searched youtube for video, but it seems those hearings have been cleaned up a bit. Or maybe I'm not looking in the right places. In the early 90's Joe Biden served as chairman of the judicial committee during the Clarence Thomas hearings. Some videos of the questioning of Thomas are available on youtube. Surprisingly I cannot find video of the questioning of Anita Hill.

Some may say that was a long time ago and is no longer relevant. I believe it is relevant as long as Thomas sits on the SCOTUS. It will be relevant in every decision that is made by the Court. Biden's incompetence is primarily the reason why Thomas's nomination went through. Thomas was confirmed with a Senate vote of 52-48. I didn't bother to look this up but if he was chairman of the judicial committee, does that mean Democrats held a majority in the Senate?

Thankfully I watched those hearings live and I know firsthand the judicial committee treated Thomas with kid gloves. They were courteous and respectful to him. They attacked Anita Hill like rabid dogs. Biden was shown to be sexist along with the 13 others and incompetent. Anita Hill provided vivid testimony on sexual harrassment by Thomas. This failure of leadership alone should have been enough to deny Biden VP into eternity.

From the NYT on Biden's role:

"He was basically playing judge," Susan Deller Ross, a Georgetown University law professor and expert in workplace sex discrimination, said of Mr. Biden, adding "the other side was playing advocate" for Mr. Thomas. "I'm sure you remember nobody played advocate for her. I don't think he did well and he bears responsibility for Mr. Thomas being on the court."

The complete article can be read here http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/ 08/23/biden-and-anita-hill-revisited/ Did you observe who is sitting next to Biden in the photo? Yes, he also served on the committee.

Today I have read diaries that have told me I don't have the right to complain about sexism because there are more important issues than sexism.

They say if I complain about "ho" jokes at a Democratic fundraiser I am being divisive and frivolous. Sexism is divisive. Those who engage in it and defend it are the problem, not me. "Ho" jokes are anti-woman and anti-feminist especially during a political event. Democratic women don't be fooled or intimidated by those who attempt to convince you otherwise. Don't be fooled by those who dismiss your equality to re-fighting the primary.

As a Democratic woman, I have chosen to fight for my equality and not vote for the Democratic nominee. I will not be bullied into voting for a man who will benefit from the sexism unleashed and/or unchecked by the Democratic Party against the woman candidate. Sexism has become a part of the winning strategy, just as race became a part of Nixon's southern strategy.