"She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted"
- US Senator Mitch McConnell
Well, yeah, Mr. McConnell. We do "persist". We women of a certain age who are just about fed up with what the "boys" did, have done, and think they can continue to do to the "girls", to us: to the strong, surviving, understanding, gracious, thoughtful, intelligent, caring, politically savvy, and overall competent women who think you are just plain arrogant/ignorant. We thought we had fought these fights in the 70's, 80's and 90's. I guess we were wrong. And I guess we got too comfortable.
I know that I was among those fortunate ones who were married to a loving man who supported our rights for equality. It did help that he adored his three children: two girls and a boy who we tried to raise in an inclusive and equal household. I remember fondly the day my son asked me to show him how to iron his own shirts. He wanted them to his specs, not mine. He also is the best cook of all three...sorry girls, 'tis true.
But really, gentleman ( I use that title lightly here), silencing one of the few women in the Senate? Give us a break, and get off your high horses, please. We can see through your mealy mouth excuses about "Article XIX"...19 in Roman numerals. It was a play by the "boys" who were uncomfortable that the "girl" was calling them out. Racism and sexism are still alive and kicking in the United States of America, and , unfortunately, in the United States Senate.
In my humble opinion, that is what defeated Mrs. Clinton. She was a competent, caring, intelligent and political savvy woman who would not ever win because the "boys" in charge decided she could not, would not, should not be in charge of the nation despite her resume. Her "equipment" was the wrong "equipment".
So now we have a "boy" in charge. A "boy" who is having a difficult time governing...and I am being nice here. What have we learned?
We have learned that we still have a long way to go, baby. And just FYI: I do not intend to be anyone's baby...just sayin'.
