Is Caroline K a done deal?

[Wags]

Actually $tevie, I think you hit the nail on the with the maiden name thing. The conservatives are threatened by women with power. That's been made abundantly clear with all the personal attacks on liberal women political figures. Those attacks differ from the ones aimed at Palin which were generally about her lack of experience, lack of intellect and her hypocrisy. The hate mongers on the right often devolve into snide remarks about women's appearance and lack of femininity - attributes that have nothing whatever to due with their fitness to lead. It also ties in with the evangelical misogynistic bs about the woman's "place" in the family. Heaven help the woman that won't accept her husband's name and dominance.