This Is The Moment When

It's Possible That You Have Been Told A Time Or 10 That You Don't Appreciate How Tough Your Elders Had It. It's True That, If You Had Been Coming Of Age Back In, Say, 1960, You Would Probably Be Feeling More Restricted, If Only Because You Were Doomed To Spend Your Days In A Skirt, Nylon Stockings And Girdle.

I Admired The Way Mccain Worked On Campaign Finance Reform. I Admired The Way Nancy Pelosi Stiffened The Democrats' Spine During The Health Care Debate. I Admire The Way Barack Obama Has Raised A Dog In The White House Without Ever Putting It On The Roof Of The Car For A Vacation Drive.

What Naturally You Want To Do If You Were A Prominent Person In The Public Light And You Are Disgraced, You Want To Make A Comeback, And Normally That Begins With Somebody Saying, “i Want To Do Something To Help People. I Want To Do Something To Help The Lepers In The Third World. I Want To Do Something To Help Abandoned Wives In India.”

When The Women's Movement Began, It Was A Middle-class Phenomenon. Certainly, Black Women Had Other Stuff To Think About In The '60s Besides A Women's Movement. Working-class Women Were Slow To Get Into It.

You Know, I Really Miss Sex Scandals. They're Generally Colorful. They Almost Never Mean Anything Over The Long Run. And While They're Going On, The People Who Actually Keep The Government Running Are Let Alone To Go About Their Business. Good Old Sex Scandals.