Sarah - Sane and on the ball.

I like me a woman who calls 'em like she sees 'em. Yes 'em, I do.

"This is Barack Obama's time right now, and this is an historic moment in our nation and this can be a shining moment for America and our history, and look what we're talking about. Again, we're talking about my shoes and belts and skirts. It's ridiculous."

I am going to keep watching the doings in Alaska for the next few years. There is a desperate desire to keep women out of ultimate power among the unseen hand that seems to pick our Presidents. Not sure why. Mommy issues? (mine are expressed by being attracted to strong women, not afraid...'nother story...) Old boys club and accompanying insecurity? Probably. The "unseen hand" men don't feel they can trust women to do the "right" (read as"wrong") things - they might just act with a female sensibility sometimes??? - This fear is routinely expressed with hormone and "on the rag" jokes.

Women's rights and Gay rights hit a high water mark and a low ebb in 2008. Liberals not consumed by the Obama show (which is to say real liberals) need to reinvest in both these movements now.

Like Palin's politics or not, Camile Paglia has it right - she is a very good sign for feminism - though many old guard feminists are too ossified to see it.