Democrats’ Position on Gender Isn’t Perfect
When Michelle Obama spoke at the DNC earlier this week, I got more than a little pissed off by her remarks. Sure, both Dems and GOPers are courting the much-coveted “mom” vote, but I felt alienated — and almost betrayed — by the seeming emphasis on traditional family roles from the U.S.’s more liberal political [...]
Danation: Prediction Hell
A few weeks ago, I laid out my predictions for every state House, state Senate, and U.S. House race in Florida. Many of these were decided yesterday in the primary, as some districts are so skewed toward Republicans or Democrats that the general election is a dumb joke. And even where that isn’t the case, [...]
Violence Against Women Act Hopefully Just the Beginning of Pro-Woman Legislation
If you haven’t heard, the Senate voted last Thursday to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Originally approved in 1994, the act brought about the expansion of community prevention programs, support for shelters and rape crisis centers, support for domestic violence victims in minority populations, and much more. The act was renewed and expanded in [...]
Dear Allen: In Which the Fla. Congressman Fields Your Questions
Note from the Editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Sun Sentinel’s Totally Lame Mom Poll Is Divisive and Out of Touch With Real Issue
Who works harder, working moms or stay-at-home moms? The Sun Sentinel posed this relatively trivial question to its readers on Monday, along with a brief recap of the recent political drama followed by some of the least incendiary side-taking possible. The aforementioned political mama drama went down like this: Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen called out [...]
Danation: Fair Districts Indeed
This past Friday, the Florida Supreme Court got its first taste of what will be the fight of the next election – redistricting. Florida passed two new state constitution amendments in the 2010 election, one that addressed statewide legislative elections and another that focused on the election of federal congressmen. Each of the amendments offered [...]