and as such, obnoxiously elitist and above it all. Just TRY reading some of her poetry, some time, or her crits of poetry by others. And good luck to you! You are quite right that reading some of BObama's "supporters" on Slate is enough to turn any good, loyal DEM. into an abstainer, a one-time McCain voter or in my case, someone who is going to write in Hillary's name on the top line in November. What is even more annoying than O'Rourke's petty intellectual snobbery is the infuriating FACT of the anti-woman / female position that she & several of the XX-Factor "feminists" have taken. Picking a guy who is in so many ways behind the colorS of his skin, actually not much more than just another guy OVER the first female candidate who had a real chance at being elected POTUS ... tells me all I need to know about these spoiled brat, Gen X "women" writers.

Meghan O'Rourke has never had what most people would consider a "real" job (Look her up on GOOGLE, for the specifics) and it very clearly shows in her writing. So does her age. (Mid to late 20s, my guess)