I’ve been dividing my time between writing for the blog and expressing myself politically on Facebook. It’s a good forum for sharing views and liberal/progressive petitions and links I get in my E mail. I don’t always know how to navigate it. For instance, I put some remarks directly into Joe Scarborough’s “Morning Joe” page and when I looked later,they were not there.

Speaking of which, I have usually thought Joe made an effort to be fair-minded. He is not a stupid man. But somehow, since the day it became apparent Romney was definitely going to be the Republican nominee, he has bent over backward to forget every lie, every obfuscation, every smarmy thing Romney has said and done, and defend and champion him. What a fool.

And the latest, of course, are the announcements by Obama and Biden in support of gay marriage. A number of commentators have commended them on their courage. A number have said the electorate will kill them for it. I doubt that. They may be totally oblivious that there are a lot of people out there who are gay and just aren’t saying so. And they have money and cars and don’t need to scramble to get voter i.d.s

And then there is us – women. There are, of course, women like Karen Santorum who are in thrall to the control freaks they married and think that someone forming their every thought is oh so sexy. As for Anne Romney, I think she goes to sleep at night envisioning herself as First Lady. Sure, that’s a goal to sell your soul for.

And there is Michelle Bachman whose dual Swiss citizenship has just come under attack so she canceled it. Said she got it because her husband was a Swiss citizen and it was automatic. If you are going to run for President, you should have done that a while back. And it would also be a good idea to realize you are a woman and though you are past the age of needing reproductive rights, you should care about your sisters who are raising children without nannies. But wait, I forgot, you’re really a stupid guy in drag.

xx, Teal