The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

The GOP's "outreach" for the women's vote is getting to the point where they've dug themselves such a hole, some people have walked by and mistaken it for the Grand Canyon (yes, these people may have been drunk, but still...). The latest GOP gaffe with regard to the War on Women comes courtesy of Shaun Nowacki - comptroller for Blakemore & Associates - who registered a PAC with the Texas Ethics Commission earlier this month. What is the name of this PAC? The Boats 'N Hoes PAC. No, that's not a joke. While it has been reported that this PAC will be dissolved today, that still doesn't detract from the fact that it existed and is just another in a stunningly long line of GOP blunders with regard to women. Given this PAC's name and the GOP's vile history when it comes to women's rights, here are the names of some other likely future GOP PACs: - Bitc*es 'N Hoes - Birth Control Sluts - Trampy McTrampington - Make Me a Sandwich...

The Republican Party should really attend a lecture, entitled, "Re-branding 101" or "Re-branding For Kids," because their version of re-branding has missed the mark more often than a blind-folded Shaquille O'Neal at the free throw line. In continuing their push to persuade women that they're on their side, Phyllis Schlafly - founder of the conservative interest group Eagle Forum - wrote the following in an op-ed published by the Christian Post with regard to the gender pay gap: "...Another fact is the influence of hypergamy, which means that women typically choose a mate (husband or boyfriend) who earns more than she does. Men don't have the same preference for a higher-earning mate. While women prefer to HAVE a higher-earning partner, men generally prefer to BE the higher-earning partner in a relationship. This simple but profound difference between the sexes has powerful consequences for the so-called pay gap. Suppose the pay gap between men...