I watched much of the Democratic convention, and--while I was disappointed over the total silence about the September 11 Comission's decision to cave in, the right of gay citizens to marry, the poisoning of children (and the rest of us) by the Bush administration, and the massive amount of tax money wasted by crooked Iraq war contractors--I certainly wasn't surprised. Kerry was too busy playing soldier to address these issues, and Edwards had already painted himself into a corner where everyone smiles and is "positive."

So it would have been futile of me to complain about business as usual. What enraged me, however, was the nine female senators agreeing to be brought out and paraded like the cute little tokens they are. Wasn't there even one of them who was willing to say, "No, I will not be part of this sexist charade?" Apparently not. While they were at it, why didn't they bring out the African American senators and put them on display? Oops...they don't have any.

This is a party that doesn't dare to put a woman on its ticket, but is willing to exploit the few women in the Senate for the sake of "diversity." For the women to comply is disgusting.