I was going to say . . .
Posted: August 30th, 2008 | Author: Lori Paximadis | Filed under: oh crap I've let politics enter my blog-type-thing | 1 Comment ». . . something about McCain’s apparent low regard for the brainpower of the average voter as demonstrated by this VP pick, but Gail Collins beat me to it:
However, I do feel kind of ticked off at the assumptions that the Republicans seem to be making about female voters. It’s a tad reminiscent of the Dan Quayle selection, when the first George Bush’s advisers decided they could close the gender gap with a cute running mate.
The idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong.