New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is the last data point I need on my mental graph of 1)men, 2)women, 3)keeping it in their pants, and 4)keeping our pants on. I'm ready to claim moral superiority, or at least the high ground on smarts. Women are either less willing to cheat...

In the most recent Pew Research Poll, eleven out of 629 people, when asked for one word that describes Hillary Clinton said "rhymes with rich." Sixteen found her untrustworthy and six each said, "dislike her," "power hungry," "selfish/self-centered." When it comes to denigrating Clinton, one word is rarely enough.

Neither...

I'm not surprised to discover Senator Barack Obama has clay feet. I would be more surprised to discover that he was the second-coming of the political messiah that many of his supporters seem to believe. That he is hedging on his pledge to only use public funds for the general...

Would Eleanor Roosevelt endorse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama if she were here today? I'm asked that a lot as I travel around the country talking about my novel in which Eleanor runs against Ike in 1952. It's a fair question. She was a champion of both women's and civil...

Keith Olberman needs to go on red alert. Hillary Clinton says Fox News Channel has treated her more fairly in terms of coverage than MSNBC. Could it be that the channel using the most objectified, smutty and often inane images of women during the video feed that accompanies stories is...

At the debate in Las Vegas Senator Hillary Clinton dominated the round table. Seated fortuitously in the center, she seemed like the CEO in a boardroom discussing issues with two feisty but competent subordinates. She was knowledgeable and forceful. She was inclusive as she asked Senator Obama to co-sponsor legislation....

Hillary Clinton should be sending a thank you note to the voters of Iowa. Throwing Obama into the spotlight by making him the caucus winner forced Hillary to clarify her "ready on day one" shorthand. She took a swing and hit the false choice of change versus experience out of...

The good news for Hillary Clinton coming off her third-place finish in Iowa is that Senator Joe Biden dropped out. It's not that Biden posed a threat, it's that his staff is now available, and he had the best woman Democratic pollster and strategist in America on his team: Celinda...

Shortly after becoming First Lady in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt read a letter from Bertha Brodsky, one of thousands of heart-rending letters that were addressed to her during the Depression. Bertha talked about finding it hard to write because her back was crooked and she had to walk "bent sideways." Eleanor...

It's been a banner time for sexism on the presidential hustings. Just a month ago, we had the John McCain supporter in South Carolina asking her hero, "How do we beat the bitch?" in reference to Senator Hillary Clinton. Senator McCain laughed, showing his good-natured appreciation for comparing women to...

Who knew the aw' shucks Baptist preacher and Governor of Arkansas, with those deep dimples and chiclet teeth, was Ann Coulter's soul mate? I know, I know, Mike Huckabee has a wife, and even though Coulter doesn't (have a husband, that is), I'm not suggesting anything a-Biblical. On the contrary,...

In all the hoopla and hyper-analysis over the Oprah/Obama shows this weekend, there may be another political game being played just under all the noise. Oprah's actions on behalf of Obama have the look of someone thinking about her own run for office.

Some history to consider:

Oprah...