What a great show today.
Seems we now have to suffer with a new card to play. Instead of the racist card now Judy has played the sexist card.
Cathy I am so glad you never saw fit to play the sexist card.
On the being stronger issue of Russ Decker if your a producer (taxpayer) in this state you should be booking a moving company. If Decker and the liberals have their way the only people left in this state will be those that work for the government or those that get a government handout.
Who will pay the bills??
One thing I've always admired about my male bosses is the fact that they can hate each other's guts in a personal way, but when it comes down to business they can still do the team thing and support each other in the game of business or politics.
I'm sure women could do the same thing; it's just that they have to learn it first, and they have to learn the difference between being "nice" on a personal level and being "nice" in the ball game. On a personal level "nice" is----well, nice. In the ball game it doesn't always get you the goal.
Gads, that picture is disgusting, although I've seen females who come close to that on So. CA beaches.
I have a problem with too much generalizing. I agree with this statement: "She could take this occurrence as an opportunity to be a positive example by accepting the criticism and carrying on with her head held high." However, I don't necessarily agree with the following sentence, "Like the guys do." Ok, maybe some guys do. Not all guys.
And not all guys are able to put personal feelings aside and carry on with business. One man, a former Racine elected official, immediately comes to mind as someone with a huge problem with personal feelings getting in the way of business. I believe his pettiness and personal vendettas are actually the reason he lost his election.
Sandra, there are always exceptions, no doubt. I've met a few men who hold grudges that would rival any woman's scorn. My point is that the majority of the "guys" in highly competetive and aggressive fields (like politics) recover faster after a shot to their egos.
The majority of folks I've observed in the state realm of politics doesn't leave much room for the personal vendetta crowd--thankfully. I probably know who you're referring to on the local level. A couple of names come to mind..
I forgot to tell you guys that those of you who wonder what I've been doing with myself lately now have that question answered by the photo I included! Don't I look buff?
(Kidding--I tried to find the muscle-iest picture I could!)
Just for the record....I was not "on fire" after reading your post Cathy. It was more like I found your comments in the first post to be so absurd that they needed to be addressed, but at the same time they were somewhat humorous considering the transparency of them.
Also, this current post has a totally different message than the first post, except when you get to the last sentence and it is more in line with your first post as Sandra has pointed out.
I do like how you try to discredit anyone who might disagree with you by calling them your "detractors" who "jump off the deep end" in the very first sentence of this post. Nice touch.
Fai Play, if you would ever like to write a guest post in response please let me know.
O'k, Fair Play, I don't believe calling someone a detractor is derogatory. Calling them crazy or absurd would be, but I never did that. My use of "deep end" wasn't meant derogatorily either, but I can't control how some may personalize or internalize what I write.
Not sure what you meant about the so-called transparency of my first post...
Lastly, my post this time is using men's quotes to back up the thought behind my original post on this apparently emotional subject. I wanted to point out how men use terms that invoke images of confrontation and "battle" instead of olive branches and peace.
You're welcome to disagree--in fact, I enjoy the banter. But rest assured, nothing personal was aimed at you.
Some people try to be offended Cathy, don't sweat it.
I never TRY to be offended, but some people are just so darn offensive!
I would like to go on record as being for women.
I'm with Chris.
Look, we are getting lost in political correctness here. What Cathy seems to be talking about, and I agree with her, is that men and women are DIFFERENT, no matter how much we would like to ignore that simple fact.
Women are, by the role they have played for centuries, more inclined to feelings, peace and getting along; men are, by the role they have played for centuries, more focused on a goal even if it means war.
That doesn't mean that in this new age women can't change or men can't change, but genetically the character traits have been implanted for eons, and it isn't going to be easy.
So if women want to be in the game as leaders, they have to act in the way leadership has acted for eons. If men want to be kind and gentle and peaceful, they will have to learn how to do that too.
There are exceptions in each group, but we are talking generally, and the fact is that the sexes have been DIFFERENT for good reasons up to this age. A new era has now dawned, but we can't just ignore our genetic imprint over the ages. That's stupid. However, we can get around it by recognizing the differences and learning how the other half does it and what the rules are for any role we want to take on.
Please take that picture down, its giving me the willies, and scaring the children.
That's up to Cathy!
Thanks Rose. You get it.
Chris Schneider: I am not at all surprised YOU'RE for the women!
Kevin: I knew you guys would get fixated on that picture! I just thought it would most closely look like Judy or any other blonde woman on 'roids! (If you'd take it off your screensaver, you wouldn't have to look at it so much!)
My philosophy has always been that if you enter a game, you'd better know what the rules are. That goes for both men and women.
Perhaps after you have entered the game and become familiar with the rules and have become a leader, you might be able to change them. But to try and change them prematurely is just plain stupid. And not to learn the rules in the first place is even more stupid.
Screensaver? That would be silly; it's my wallpaper.
I have come to the conclusion that there is no conversing with Cathy, so I will direct this comment to you Fred. You spend a large amount of time blogging about how offended you are about almost everything in the world, which makes me wonder if you are "trying to be offended" or does it come naturally? 
I'm offended by your accusation.
Fair Play! It appeared to me that Fred was showing you a great deal of respect. One of your rejoinders to Cathy was pretty well written, and unless I am mistaken, Fred started to see you as a pretty able and not-so-angry poster with promise.
AM I CORRECT FRED?
I believe Fred offered you a pretty cool olive branch and kudos.
For a brief moment.
You may never agree with Cathy Stepp, but she NEVER disrepected you.
You couldn't leave well enough alone.
Then you took a POT SHOT at Fred.
He was being kind to you.
Think about it.
Boy, I must have missed the olive branch and kudos. I am not quite sure why Fred would feel the need to extend an olive branch to me since we aren't enemies (that I know of). Mickey, I guess my winking emote at the end didn't clue you in that I was making light of or teasing Fred not taking a "pot shot".
Mickey, I believe she was ebing sarcastic which is why I also responded with sarcasm.
Not everything is literal Mickey.
Thanks, Mickey.
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