Originally Posted By markymouse " He certainly could have chosen a progressive Christian;" It bugs me a little that Democrats seem to turn to conservative evangelicals for religion and Republicans for defense (Clinton and Obama both chose Republicans for Secretary of Defense) as if saying "Oh, that's not our area. We accept that worshiping God and keeping our country safe are two things we're really bad at. Even we only trust the other side in those two areas." It's just so wrong and so self defeating.
Originally Posted By Mr X Or perhaps they wisely recognize that such tasks are best left to radical ideologues with a mean streak.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< It bugs me a little that Democrats seem to turn to conservative evangelicals for religion >>> Since religion is not a state function in the US, I'm not quite sure what the context of your comment is.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Still, I think having only 3 women in the cabinet, after everything that Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin accomplished in the past year or two, falls short.<< For those keeping score ... Knock it off. Jeez.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder What did Palin accomplish, other than being the subject of scorn and ridicule?
