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Supreme blandness

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When listening to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan speak, one can’t help but be struck by the lack of… well, anything.

Kagan has no remarkable record, no conviction, no charisma. She can never bring herself to answer for her past actions without shirking and circumvention. She rarely seems to know exactly what the Senators grilling her are referencing. And she can’t even decidewhether she supports strict constructionism or a “living” Constitution. She is without a doubt the most bland, but still liberal, candidate to be found.

With Kagan’s nomination, President Obama is just filling slots. He needs another liberal Democrat in the Court; Kagan fits the bill. Other than that, she’s got almost nothing going for her. And it has become increasingly clear that the bar has been lowered to include her, as it similarly was for the “wise Latina” Sonia Sotomayor.

But where are the feminists? Shouldn’t the self-appointed defenders of womankind be up in arms against the injustices their sex is suffering? Shouldn’t they be outraged, and rightfully so, demanding to know why Washington couldn’t find a woman of intellectual weight equal to that of the men serving on the Court? If feminists aren’t going to stand up for Sarah Palin and Nikki Haley, shouldn’t they at least stand up for the women who adhere to their liberal agendas?

Kagan may not be particularly decisive, eloquent, or seemingly intelligent, but she’s a woman… with progressive tendencies. And for some, evidently that’s enough.

Attack of the Mama Grizzlies

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It all started when Sarah Palin blew the good ol’ boys away with her country girl twang and unabashed Alaskanness. What’s happened since then not even the queen of modern conservatism could have predicted.

The freshest, most promising faces for the GOP are female.

Suddenly Nikki Haley, Carly Fiorina, Susana Martinez, and others like them have risen from the depths of mainstream America. Dubbed the “Mama Grizzlies” in response to Palin’s recent comments, these lovely ladies have emerged from their ordinary families and ordinary lives to plunge into the political scene – making them anything but ordinary in politics.

Solid conservatives, the Mama Grizzlies are strong in their convictions and refuse to bow to pressure from either side. Even the dirtiest smear campaigns can’t shake them. Sarah Palin herself has received some of the nastiest criticism (read: “hatred”) encountered in the political world. Lefties hate her almost as much as *gasp* Bush!! And yet she remains true to herself, her family, and her beliefs. Each mindless attack just makes her dimpled smile grow even wider.

And Nikki Haley, who came out ahead in the South Carolina primary last night just shy of 50%, endured multiple allegations of extramarital affairs, challenges to her faith, racial slurs, etc. And yet her constituents came out on voting day to support her anyway, seeing through the shallow games her opponents stooped to play. There will be a runoff, granted, but Gresham Barrett is being pressured to drop out of the race since he trailed her by over 20 points. And if the strength of her support base so far is anything to consider, I think she’ll take the win easily.

Like Palin, the Mama Grizzlies are fully female. They are proud to be women, wives, and mothers; they are also accomplished professionals and outspoken voices for conservatism. They are, as I like to call them, the “new feminists”: Instead of living their life in a sullen daze because they can never be exactly equal to men, these women embrace their femininity. They are proud of their womanhood, not ashamed of it. They aren’t angry to be the minority in their field. They got where they are today in conjunction with their sex, not in spite of it… But at the same time, they didn’t run “as a woman” like Hillary did. It really doesn’t matter whether they’re men or women – they speak their mind and hold firm their beliefs. They are well-rounded, happy, wholesome.

Wholesome. That’s what Washington needs.

The Mama Grizzlies are strong, they are fierce conservatives, and they are winning.At

Notable GOP women:
Michele Bachmann - not new to politics, but still a Grizzly
Jan Brewer - ditto, current AZ governor
Carly Fiorina - running for CA Senate, won primary
Nikki Haley - running for SC governor, primary runoff to come
Susana Martinez - running for CA governor, won primary
Kristi Noem - running for SD Senate
Sarah Palin - obviously

Have another favorite conservative woman? Leave a comment and I’ll add her to the list.