(Proudly cross-posted at Clintonistas for Obama)

Wow! So John McCain has really proven his "feminist" street cred by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his VP. Oh yes, and aren't they both such mavericks! McCain-Palin just smells like real change now, doesn't it?

Though the Pennsylvania Primary has dominated the headlines, Senator Hillary Clinton took time out to speak in support of the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act. She is a co-sponsor of the bill. Here is a transcript of her remarks from yesterday:

The AP reports that the Dutch government is preparing to ban the wearing of the burqa and other "face-covering clothing."

"The Cabinet finds it undesirable that face-covering clothing — including the burqa — is worn in public places for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens," Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk said in a statement.

In the associated MSNBC poll, 81% of respondents agreed with banning the burqa.  This is, frankly, absurd.  Are the Dutch also going to require people to keep their faces exposed in subzero weather, or are snorkel hoods and woolen mufflers exceptions to the ban on "face-covering?"  This is also a good example of why religious freedoms should not be subject to majority vote.