Today I’m going to violate my own rule about “No Rants”. Sorry; can’t help it.

I watched Meet the Press this morning, something I rarely do because I really dislike people interrupting one another to scream out pat phrases and platitudes that I find offensive. But, since it’s so close to the election, and a couple of weeks ago it was civil (because Tom Brokaw was there), I tuned in.

The discussion was, for the most part, civil. Rachel Maddow was there, and she seldom screams or shouts. There was Chuck Todd, and there was Carly Fiorina. Remember Carly? Used to be the CEO of HP? David Gregory, the host, asked the group about Richard Mourdock, the State Treasurer of Indiana running for the Senate against Joe Donnelly, currently an Indiana Congressman. In the last few days, there’s been some amount of discussion about Mr. Mourdock’s comments regarding pregnancy through rape. That it be God’s will… Yes, Virginia, they’re at it again. Todd Akin, Joe Walsh (not the former Eagles member, a Congressman) and now Richard Mourdock. All Tealiban, and all in desperate need to control some woman, somewhere. But that’s not my point.

Carly Fiorina, woman, former CEO of HP, and token defender of positions that cannot and should not be defended by any female of the species, defended Richard Mourdock. She said, what he said was dumb, but he apologized. He apologized. He’s sorry he believes what he believes, but he believes it and there you have it.
Because, point of fact, he did not apologize. What he said was, he was sorry if anybody misunderstood what he said. But he believes what he said is true.
So that means he believes if his daughter was raped and got pregnant, she would be obliged to carry the child to term because it’s a gift from God. But I went to his website, and it doesn’t indicate whether he has any children. Just says his wife’s name is Marilyn. Wikipedia also indicates no kids. Kinda makes sense – have to have sex to have kids.

SHAME ON YOU, CARLY FIORINA. You have made it clear that you will do most anything to be accepted by the Republican club. Yew.. You ran for the Senate in California against Barbara Boxer in 2010. You still owe about a half million dollars to your own workers, and you lost by 10 points. In California…had you looked at a political map before you wasted all that money?

I guess my disappointment is always more manifest when it’s a woman who deserts – no turns on – her own gender. But somewhere, somehow, there is a God (not Richard Mourdock’s God) that will put things to right for Carly. May she never have a good night’s sleep again for what she did. As she’s 58, sleeplessness is soon likely gonna be a reality for her anyway.