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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 17, 2008, at 8:56 PM, paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote:

> One of the things I found out about Spain recently is that there is a
> gender quota in the government.  Each party must nominate an equal
> number of men and women to office. I am ambivalent about the idea.

Today I received a letter from my mother. After her gardening report  
she makes fearful remarks about the economy. She then laments how "the  
Democrats are really fighting." And she makes the declaration: "It's a  
man's job."

Not a bit ambivalent, that one.