The XX Factor : Kirsten Gillibrand

The Beltway and the Baseball Diamond

Jessica Grose — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:38:00 GMT

This guest post comes to us from Lisa Lerer, a staff writer for Politico.com. BBC correspondent Katty Kay has an interesting piece up on the Daily Beast complaining about the use of sports metaphors by pundits and politicians: Because women feel excluded...(read more)

"I Find Her Kind of Endearing"

Eve Fairbanks — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:32:00 GMT

You're right, Jessica , that Kirsten Gillibrand — while proudly conservative — isn't totally orthodox. A smart progressive friend writes me with another example: Despite the fact as a hard lefty I shouldn't, I kind of find her endearing. ... She voted...(read more)

Choice Is Dead

Hanna Rosin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Jessica , I'm glad you raised the abortion issue. As I was listening to clips from the pro-life rallies yesterday, what struck me was the time-warp factor. The abortion debate has shifted radically over the last five years, but you wouldn't know it from...(read more)

Gillibrand: Loves the NRA and NARAL in Equal Measure

Jessica Grose — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:42:00 GMT

Eve , you're right that Kirsten Gillibrand has a remarkably conservative record for a New York Dem, except on one issue: reproductive rights . She co-sponsored a 2007 bill to "expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended...(read more)

Clinton's Senate Replacement: Boobs Like Hillary, Views Like John Breaux

Eve Fairbanks — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:47:00 GMT

OK, so, at first blush, Kirsten Gillibrand — the replacement for Hillary in the Senate, announced today — looks like the ideal solution to all of New York Gov. David Paterson's problems. Like Caroline Kennedy, she's a woman. Like the big names in the...(read more)