Me, I’m voting for Hillary not because she’s a woman—but because I am.

"Goodbye to All That" by Robin Morgan:

".....Time is short and the contest tightening. We need to rise in furious energy—as we did when Anita Hill was so vilely treated in the U.S. Senate, as we did when Rosie Jiminez was butchered by an illegal abortion, as we did and do for women globally who are condemned for trying to break through. We need to win, this time. Goodbye to supporting HRC tepidly, with ambivalent caveats and apologetic smiles. Time to volunteer, make phone calls, send emails, donate money, argue, rally, march, shout, vote.

Me? I support Hillary Rodham because she’s the best qualified of all candidates running in both parties. I support her because her progressive politics are as strong as her proven ability to withstand what will be a massive right-wing assault in the general election. I support her because she knows how to get us out of Iraq. I support her because she’s refreshingly thoughtful, and I’m bloodied from eight years of a jolly “uniter” with ejaculatory politics. I needn’t agree with her on every point. I agree with the 97 percent of her positions that are identical with Obama’s—and the few where hers are both more practical and to the left of his (like health care). I support her because she’s already smashed the first-lady stereotype and made history as a fine senator, because I believe she will continue to make history not only as the first US woman president, but as a great US president.

As for the “woman thing”?

Me, I’m voting for Hillary not because she’s a woman—but because I am."

Bloggers comment: this is just a brief excerpt, you need to read the whole thing, several times, and share it widely. I still would like the blog to be devoted mainly to art dedicated to HRC's run for presidency and "poster" images that comment on this historical event. (and I would love to have cartoons - any cartoonists out there?) But don't forget that what Hillary Clinton is doing is historical and revolutionary and has the promise to make an unprecedented difference in the lives of women and families, not just here, but around the world. Women's empowerment is the only factor that really changes poor societies for the better. So, read what Robin Morgan has to say - weep - and then do something to make things better. Think about those aging supreme court justices.