In their silly new campaign video, Republicans scream that women are suffering in the current economy. Of course, that would be the economy that resulted from eight years under Bush-Cheney — and which the Republicans then refused, nearly en masse, to remedy in 2009.
But, never mind. Now they call it "the Obama economy," and they steal the "war on women" phrase — because they know how vulnerable they are when it comes to voters of the female gender.
In fact, yes. Let's talk about what constitutes a "war on women":
Laying off hundreds of thousands of teachers, police officers and firefighters, many of whom are either women or married to women, is a war on women.
Forcing women who are raped or abused to carry a child to term is a war on women. Removing all access to legal healthcare services, including pregnancy termination, is a war on women.
Making it impossible for women of childbearing age to get essential prenatal care is a war on women. Similarly, making it impossible for indigent and working-poor women to get contraceptive services is a war on women.
Making it impossible for mothers who are at or slightly above the pathetic federal poverty line to get preventive healthcare for their children is a war on women.
Refusing federal dollars to expand Medicaid is a war on women. Refusing to set up state insurance exchanges to benefit lower-income families is a war on women.
Making it possible for employers to discriminate against women in the workplace — particularly in terms of pay — is a war on women.
Finally, designating a privileged horsewoman who has never worked for a minimum-wage paycheck in her life, and who has "a couple of Cadillacs," a garage elevator, and multiple luxury homes as a spokeswoman for the average American woman is a war on women.
Ya know, we cats think that after Richard Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia, Reagan's manufactured crusade in Grenada, and the Bush-Cheney pratfalls in Iraq and Afghanistan — not to mention the ignored August 6, 2001 Presidential brief — Republicans haven't a clue what war really is.
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