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…when one considers that most of them seem to be concerned only about control of the vagina and uterus (and not zippers or skirts) as the fundamental rights of womyn. Someone who may potentially become the ideal of classical feminism — breaking barriers, opening new options, heck, I bet she’d even push for equity laws on pay, parenting and other issues, in a conservative way (say, equal pay for equally valued work, no tax penalty for the married or for families that choose to have a single breadwinner etc.) — is not welcome because she does not ‘fight for womyn’s rights’ but wants to curtail them. They also fear that a smaller nanny state will have fewer dollars available for their pet projects, thus putting them on an equal playing field with their intrinsically stronger opponents (who never received the nanny state money in the first place. See: the outrage when Harper cancelled funding for some lefty-feminist groups as a Canadian example).

The Palin/McCain campaign needs to encounter the frothy anger with calm, reasoned responses, and their ticket will be punched into the White House.

Update: Welcome, Steynians!