"I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more." ― Dee Dee Myers Topic(s): Women Tags: encouraged More From Dee Dee Myers "When I first started working in politics, as a junior aide on Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign, it never occurred to me that I would one day work in the White House. There were plenty of women among the volunteers who stuffed envelopes and walked precincts. But there were fewer and fewer on each successive level of influence and access." "No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama’s story. But since the Inauguration, we’ve seen only the president’s present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle." "Obama seemed poised to realign American politics after his stunning 2008 victory. But the economy remains worse than even the administration’s worst-case scenarios, and the long legislative battles over health care reform, financial services reform and the national debt and deficit have taken their toll. Obama no longer looks invincible." More In Women "The women’s movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we’ll never be able to count."― Holly Near "Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football."― Fran Lebowitz "What Democratic congressmen do to their women staffers, Republican congressmen do to the country."― Bill Maher