I don't know. I guess I look at it from the other direction. I mean, think about what this means for future U.S. elections. It means that if you have horrifying ideas about rape and women's rights, you now have to keep those ideas to yourself if you want to have any hope of getting in. If you are a Neanderthal about rape, you have to pretend not to be. Even in the most Republican of Republican areas. Anywhere. There's nowhere you can march down the street and proudly proclaim your Neanderthal-ness.

Rape issues have now become a sacred cow in U.S. politics. This is a glorious, glorious thing, and it says so much about the U.S. and its political culture. I am totally impressed.

-J