Collins Report

Bruce Karlson

Most of us remember the seemingly unending references to 1992 “The year of the Woman.” That was the year that Diane Feinstein joined Barbara Boxer in the Senate to represent California. We did not hear much about Republican women as they simply could not be as important as Boxer, Mikulski, Feinstein, and Murray.

The aforementioned were supposed to lead the charge for the Equal Rights Amendment, federally subsidized abortion up to one hour before birth, socialized medicine, expanded welfare, and freeing women from the “burdens” of marriage.
All remain slopping at the public trough today, but one is hard pressed to see any progress on anything but “no fault” divorce.

Easier divorce has certainly not helped the average woman. Further, one is even more challenged to find statistics which show that women are better off now than then. The nation certainly is not, by any measure.

The first woman in Congress to really make a splash was Jeanette Rankin, Republican of Montana. She has the distinction of voting against the WW I and WWII war resolutions. She was viscerally anti war and, in any event, saw through lies and manipulation FDR used to force Japan into war. Naturally she was vilified by war lovers everywhere, which was all of the press and most of the country and declined to run for re-election.

Since then there have been many prominent women in state houses, Congress, and business, none of whom changed the direction of the country, at least not dramatically. We are now witnessing women leaders that are prepared to take on the old boys, the old government, and the old bromides. I write, of course, about the ubiquitous Sarah Palin and previously obscure Michelle Bachman, R – Minnesota There are others, of course, but these two have the drive the ideas and the energy to fundamentally alter the course of history.

First of all, as Palin becomes better known, via interviews, articles, and her book, more women will note that the MSM was selling lies and that Sarah is infinitely more like them than Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama. She is not, and perhaps never will be, as polished a speaker as President Obama. Obama’s poetic cadence may reach for the stars and make Chris Matthew’s leg tingle, but it accomplishes nothing and is largely junk food for the emotions.　

Palin and Bachman speak from the heart. They convey passion and energy about real issues and problems. Audiences connect and find them refreshing, particularly after a year of Democrat empty rhetoric, garnished by lies. They are positive and offer common sense solutions to problems along with a smile. They will put steel in Steele and strike fear into Democrats.
FDR used his famous smile to lead our nation into massive debt, bloated government and war. Sarah and Michelle will use their smiles to reduce the debt, shrink government, and keep us out of war. Movement will begin in ‘10 but struggle until Sarah takes charge in ‘12. Then we shall witness a real “Year of the Women”, the first of many.

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About Bruce Karlson: Born New Jersey, enlisted in the Navy 1960, discharged in 1964, Kean College – BA, Fordham University – MBA. Sold computers in NYC’s financial district, retired 1992. Divorced, two high school aged children. Interests include bridge, history, politics and cooking.

This day in history November 21

1985 United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

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