Posts Tagged ‘congress’
Republican men decide that women can’t wear sleeveless dresses because they are apparently afraid of lady shoulders
In an apparent effort to establish “appropriate business attire,” House of Representatives under Speaker Paul Ryan is enforcing a dress code in the Speaker’s Lobby—a space adjacent to the front of the House chamber—that bans women from showing their shoulders. Several female reporters have already been kicked out of the lobby for wearing sleeveless dresses.…
Read MorePaul Ryan (and the Democrats) need my help. I am waiting for their call.
Paul Ryan has called the Democrat recent sit-in “a publicity stunt.” This was stupid thing to say. I am a Democrat, but I also can’t stand bad communication and poor messaging. Despite our political differences, Paul Ryan needs me. There were highly effective ways of responding to the Democrats’ sit-in strategy, but calling it a publicity…
Read MoreMichael Lewis wants women to rule Wall Street. I would like to take his thesis about a million steps further.
Michael Lewis has Eight Things I Wish for Wall Street. Blogger Jason Kottke highlighted #2 on his blog: 2. No person under the age of 35 will be allowed to work on Wall Street. I like this one a lot, but I like #3 even better: 3. Women will henceforth make all Wall Street trading…
Read MoreMy annual plea to the girls in my fifth grade class: Maintain your advantage over the boys. Rule the world.
On Friday, Hillary Clinton pledged to work to get all the female Democratic candidates on the ballot elected in November. “I can’t think of a better way to make the House work again than electing every woman on the ballot,” Clinton told the Democratic Women’s Leadership Forum. “There are ten women running for the Senate,…
Read MoreThe demographics of the Republican Party are astounding.
There are currently 278 Republicans in both the House and Senate. Every single one of them is a Christian. Just 23 are women. There is one African-American. That African-American, Tim Scott of South Carolina, was not elected. He was appointed to fill a vacant seat by the state’s governor. In fact, the only black Republicans…
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