Women deserve better 2

Sometimes the problem with all the ways to communicate... e mailing my cronies, sharing on Google reader... is that I forget I haven't railed against something here as well. I could have sworn I talked about the way Obama pulled the rug out from under subsidizing birth control under Medicaid.

Some hero.

This isn't a shock. Obama's made it clear over and over again that when it comes time to "compromise," those icky women's issues will be the first to go. And Democrats have made it clear that they're all too happy to go along with it.

Which is why I am bewildered by so many feminists falling over themselves to praise every tiny little thing he does... even when he hasn't actually done anything. Are we really so battered from 8 years of conservative rule that we are grateful for the smallest, emptiest gestures?

Is this what victory looks like to Naomi Wolf?

ETA: Great post on Alegre's Corner highlighting statements from NOW-New York State and Planned Parenthood calling out Obama. Alegre rightfully calls out Kim Gandy of NOW for her silence. I also ask, where is NARAL? On their front page they still show Thank You Obama for repealing the Global Gag Rule. I can't find anything in their press releases or news. NARAL chose to endorse Obama and now they are silent when he abandons poor women for political expediency.