The Huffington Post
by Marie Wilson
When Sen. Olympia Snowe commented this week on translating the “empathy of your experience into legislation,” she made a profound statement on what is currently missing in American politics. The pinnacle of such indifference to the average citizen’s plight is seen today in the partisan stalling of health care. You would think that our leaders would want the U.S. to improve its ranking of 37th in the world for health care, and to ensure that families are not destroyed by lack of affordable insurance. Yet the Republican Party’s stubborn adherence to partisanship on this issue is not only harming Americans while ignoring the public majority. It is alienating a huge portion of the party — Republican women — and is giving rise to impending revolt.
One of the beauties of traveling across the country to train women to lead at a time when their experience as women is sorely needed, is that you pick up on the stories and trends that are lying below the media’s radar, yet are on the cusp of erupting onto the national stage. Since The White House Project trains women of all political leanings to run for office and assume leadership, I am fortunate to have my finger on the pulse of our nation’s women – and the tolerance of many Republican women for their party is drawing to an angered end.
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