Splinter from the Hilary thread...

[Grace]

The assertion seems to be repeatedly made in this thread and elsewhere that Hilary Clinton would really better the lot of women in America if she were president, simply because she is a woman.

I have two questions, not based on Hilary per so, but just a female presidential candidate.


1) Do you really trust her to look out for and make headway into women's rights better than any man could just because she has a uterus?

2) Do you really feel like women in America are so oppressed and underprivileged as to need a new, better champion for their rights?

My answer would be no to both of these questions. I think we are probably behind the 8 ball, not having elected a women prior to this - look at Britain, Pakistan, Norway - all of these countries have chosen women as Prime Ministers. But I don't think the women of this country have suffered. We have had some wonderful Congress women and female Senators over the years.

[Lady's Human]

Frankly I don't think that the gender of an elected official means a damned thing.