First female Speaker of the House
My slow thought process, upon hearing that Nancy Pelosi will be the new, and first female Speaker of the House.
Wahoo! First female Speaker!
[long pause]
Wait. First female Speaker of the House? That's fucked up.
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Well, it is what it is and the future is NOW, ladies! I'm fighting tears of joy over the mid-term election results and thank you, Jessica, for a kick-ass blog! New devoted subscriber is me.
woo hoo!!!!! this is something that women can stand up and say is another step forward in equality!! now is not the time to be cynical about how a women has never been speaker before...now is the time to celebrate and look forward to more women in office and to look forward to the possibility of a woman president, even!! i am very pleased that this happened at a time that i can witness it and appreciate it! this years' midterms makes the past few years of elections worth suffering through.....almost.... ;P
two women in 160 years...Pelosi &...who?