Catie, Mitt Romney, Impeachment, Identity Politics and Traditional Values

In the Raising Catie Saga, we have new developments. Prior entries (copied from FB Notes Pages) are at https://xianleft.blogspot.com/2014/11/raising-catie.html.

When she was a bit older (after 2012) and still taking baths, she would line up her toys on the edge of the tub and make rude comments about Mitt Romney (I had gotten her the Mitt Romney issue of Mad Magazine) and knock her toys into the water with each one (sorry Mittens).

We talked about this a few days ago on our weekly call. She gave Mitt his props for voting against Trump on Abuse of Power and recalled her prior feelings about him. I have to agree. Mitt proved himself more of a gentleman than any of his fellows. Too bad he did not wait until 2016. I would have voted for him. With apologies to Hillary, he would have beaten her, but by a bigger margin. She lost the Obama only and mushy middle Catholic abortion vote on her own.

Run on identity politics, lose on identity politics. That being said, I suspect that Klobuchar will likely come in second tonight and consolidate the women's vote soon after (as well as the Clinton wing). I would rather win progressive rather than settle for Neo-Lib governance. Between Amy and Elizabeth, I prefer Elizabeth. As long as Booker or Harris is the VP and abortion is dealt with before the convention in a way that discredits the pro-life movement as having more to do with the rights of state majorities to control sexuality than the unborn, either Senator will win.

Speaking of sex, when Cate was younger, the war in Afghanistan was still raging and I wrote something about Virgin Martyrdom. Every father of a daughter (and daughter) should read this. Also this bit about sex and pleasure for a more holistic view of sex and about equality in marriage in general.