It’s Official – Bloodthirsty Warmonger Coons, an Iran deal skeptic

It’s Official – Bloodthirsty Warmonger Coons, an Iran deal skeptic

I really don't get why Coons wants to build up this image as a fucking bloodthirsty warmonger. Are their really that many warmonger-y Delawareians clamoring for our delegation to be on the forefront of undermining the Obama administration's very successful diplomatic engagement with Iran? We get it Senator. You're a big swinging dick. A real tough guy. Israel über alles, and all of that. Is that what you want to hear?
Patsy Mink & Birch Bayh – The Unsung Heros of the US Women’s Soccer Triumph

Patsy Mink & Birch Bayh – The Unsung Heros of the US Women’s Soccer Triumph

The subtitle of the post could be - Yes, politics matter. A mere 40 years ago women's soccer wasn't a thing. Women's sports in general were an oddity. Girls and women were discouraged from taking part in sports because some people thought that their uterus might fall out. "Sorry Jane. You are way more experienced, but we are hiring Bill for this job because he is a man." was a thing people could, and did, legally say. It seems crazy now, but I'm old enough to remember the bad old days. But by the the late 1960's and early 1970's women were pressing...