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Well, here's the deal on Laura's comment, which I happened to see this morning. She was responding to Lauer's question on whether the attacks were sexist, and she said it was possible that some were.

Well, when I have time I am going to go through all of the comments from Frum, Kristol, Coulter, et al and put them together. There was a defnite hint of sexism, to my way of thinking, and although I suppose the case could be made that these were flippant comments, it did seem to me that the same type of comments wouldn't have been made about a man.

I was a geologist back when very few women were. I know that men don't always recognize offensive comments until someone points them out. I am pretty thick-skinned about stuff like that. But honestly, PD, gripes on this forum about her marital state and eyeliner were pretty sexist, if you ask me.

But honestly, PD, gripes on this forum about her marital state and eyeliner were pretty sexist, if you ask me.

Yes, but like I told Jarhead, we are allowed to do or say dumb things because we aint running the country. Bush, and those who speak for him are paid to get the big things right. When they dont, (or dont make a good case that they do) you can expect some of us to go off the deep end.

I know that men don't always recognize offensive comments until someone points them out.

Probably true in many cases... I have to be hit over the head sometimes to understand... But when a woman makes the comments then it most assuredly has to be intentional or else she's dumb as a bat or maybe not feminine at all. Just my crass opinion of course.

When you go through those comments, be sure not to miss these from a transcript of an interview Frum did with Hugh Hewitt last night:

"DF: Two points. One is I think the filibuster deal was a good deal, and I think it worked for the Republicans, and we saw that with Roberts. But second, Hugh, I think we're going to discover Harriet Miers is the toughest confirmation. I don't think she's going to win, and if she does win, it's going to be after a horrific and expensive and costly political fight for the president.

HH: But I have to press you, David, because the assertion that he could have won with Luttig or McConnell is central here. I don't think they had the votes to get one of my top three. I think that what happened was a calculation, that they had to go with the best choice that they knew was acceptable, and so there's a disagreement here. I just want to know...

DF: You know, I think on that factual point, I think you're wrong. I don't think there was a calculation. Actually, I think this was a very impulsive decision.

HH: Again, I'm going back, David. I'm pushing you on the Senators.

DF: And because the vice president...look, the vice president has been under surgery. Karl Rove has been distracted by this stupid and unfair inquiry, but he's been distracted, and he's also had medical troubles. So who was making this decision? It wasn't Karl, and it wasn't the vice president. It was Andy Card and the first lady, and the president, and Condoleezza Rice.

"HH: You're taking me out on a limb, David. I'm not going to go with you. I mean, that's a big limb.