Sen. McCaskill is an Irish Lass

A St. Patrick’s Day tweet from the senator makes us wish we lived in Missouri:
“It’s green. It’s here. It’s a great excuse to drink beer. It only arrives once a year. Happy St Patrick’s Day to all & to all a good night.”
and from lunch today:
“Wahhhh?  I’m at Dem Caucus lunch and there is [...]

Justice Ginsberg back in business…

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the only woman on the Supreme Court, says she’ll undergo chemotherapy as a precautionary measure after surgery for pancreatic cancer last month.  She called the surgery “a complete, successful removal” of her cancer, and says she won’t miss any work as she completes her therapy.
Over the weekend, she told a group of [...]

White House creates “Council on Women and Girls.”

Today President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls.  The group will be headed by White House senior advisor (and Obama BFF), Valerie Jarrett, and is tasked with making sure that “women and girls are treated fairly” by all policies agencies of the federal government.  
CJP thinks that’s an idea whose time has [...]

The CJP Quote of the Day

CJP often bores of press secretaries’ canned responses to reporters’ queries, but one today gets our appreciation.
On President Obama’s announcment that he’ll reform the earmarking process on the same day he signs the omnibus spending bill that contains nearly 9,000 earmarks from Democrats and Republicans:
“That’s like washing down a doughnut with a Slim-Fast shake.”  -Antonia [...]

Who Is Kathleen Sebelius?

So glad you asked! You may have heard yesterday that President Obama announced his new nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius, who is currently Governor of Kansas. So what do you need to know about this Kansas Jane? Read on for the highlights…

Kathleen Sebelius is a Democrat and the 44th governor of [...]

Tuesday Girl Talk

It’s time for Tuesday Girl Talk, CJP’s weekly look at lady leaders and other women fighting for equality around the word…

Cherie Blair (at left) has a message for the Anglican and Catholic churches, which she says marginalize women and treat them as if they’re “invisible.”  “Until the churches fully resolve their relationship with the female [...]

Desiree Rogers, so in “Vogue”

Janes, we interrupt today’s focus on stimulus, TARPs and recessions for a confession:  We’ve become a little tiny bit obsessed with Desiree Rogers, the new White House Social Secretary, and the subject of a William Norwich profile in this month’s “Vogue.”
In there, we learn:

She’s a Harvard MBA and former CEO;
She’s gorgeous (how many women can [...]

Desparately Seeking Susan

After two months of talk, up to $920 billion of proposed spending and tax cuts, one bi-partisan White House cocktail party and three weeks of heavy duty back-and-forth, the fate of the entire stimulus package seems to be coming down to one woman:  Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican  of Maine.
Collins, a former Capitol Hill staffer [...]