Gender Politics And Tax Policy
They held a mock election at my daughter’s school.
My daughter, 6 years, six months, seventeen days, eight hours and fifty minutes old, got into this conversation with a PTA mom, afterwards, explaining why she voted for McCain:
Daughter: I wanted Hillary to be President but now she can’t be so I voted for Sarah because there has never been a girl President. There have only been boy Presidents.
PTA mom: But Sarah is not running for President, she is running for Vice-President. And you know there has never been an African-American President.
My daughter does not know race. She knows only that people look different. But she sees that she is not connecting and switches arguments.
Daughter: I want to have a paper-route. (She pronounced it “root”). And Obama is going to steal all my money and give it to other people.
My daughter, 6 years, six months, seventeen days, eight hours and fifty minutes old, got into this conversation with a PTA mom, afterwards, explaining why she voted for McCain:
Daughter: I wanted Hillary to be President but now she can’t be so I voted for Sarah because there has never been a girl President. There have only been boy Presidents.
PTA mom: But Sarah is not running for President, she is running for Vice-President. And you know there has never been an African-American President.
My daughter does not know race. She knows only that people look different. But she sees that she is not connecting and switches arguments.
Daughter: I want to have a paper-route. (She pronounced it “root”). And Obama is going to steal all my money and give it to other people.
posted by nk at 9:37 AM
6 Comments:
A natural. She'll be a success at whatever she wants to do.
You have taught her well! :)
My daughter read both your comments. She was pleased. Thank you.
On the contrary, thank you. Bright young people like your daughter are America's greatest resource.
Do you have a little Princess at your house? Or maybe a little Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton?
My house had 10 straight years of Batman and Darth Vader so I could use a little variety, even if it's the virtual kind.
We have a Hillary nutcracker: http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=CD0hyn8kLScxxkIQz4vK0-g3hnt137f2KyAjQwqHjEQgAEAEoAlCY09vs_P____8BYMmG_4fwo-wSyAEBqgQZT9AYznOiMsdIypTBKdRMUFyzytOjRrDYjQ&ggladgrp=6656000716662964626&gglcreat=8713017100790390159&sig=AGiWqtw6fZal3gPpI0h9Zr4nt8wNA9jjpA&q=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UB0004/%3Ftag%3Dgooghydr-20%26hvadid%3D2207011811%26ref%3Dpd_sl_4yesgceagr_e.
She was Dark Knight today, she has seen all seven Star Wars movies, and Anakin/Darth Vader is her favorite character because he was good then bad then good again.
Sorry, no Little Princess for my little princess.
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