[Radix]

Senator Boxer does not understand or appreciate just what the term “Ma am” means in the military.

It is akin to “Sir” and it represents the highest form of respect that one can give to another in that context.

I mean, calling someone “Sir” or “Ma am” even if you never even met them before is simply a sign of appreciation of one’s station.

Boxer totally does not “get it.”

And she serves in the Senate?

[ColdWater]

Senator Boxer does not understand or appreciate just what the term “Ma am” means in the military. It is akin to “Sir” and it represents the highest form of respect that one can give to another in that context

It is normally used when addressing a superior. Perhaps he erred in the use of "Ma'am" and the use of 'senator' is more appropriate.

[Quix]

serves

in the Senate . . .

I think, then, that must be akin to . . .

Farmer brown’s brood mare being

“serviced” by neighbor John’s stallion.

Obviously Boxerface must be the servee . . . being the flaming media ho, she so relentlessly is.

. . . except, of course, when writing legislation or opening her mouth . . . when she’s obviously the servicer in the great farming tradition.