Signs of feminism's progress

When female Republicans are just as loopy and dubiously qualified as their male counterparts. More from Balloon Juice.

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BadTux said…
Thing is, female Republicans have *always* been as loopy and dubiously qualified as their male counterparts. Anita Bryant. Duy.

- Badtux the Antique Penguin
9:51 PM
The Truffle said…
Not always--you have Olympia Snowe, Nancy Kassebaum, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Not to mention Betty Ford and Maureen Reagan.
11:31 PM
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