What Happened Between Joe Biden and Tara Reade?
Nobody really knows. And that’s the problem.
I consider myself a feminist. I support the Me-Too Movement. I’ve written about women’s issues for decades. I was a charter Ms Magazine member, joining up before the first issue was even printed in 1972, and it was as if Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique, was written just for me.
I hated what Bill Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky and I said so.
I hated what Anthony Weiner and so many other powerful men have done, sex-wise, and I’ve said so.
Still, much to the consternation of many of my friends, I defended Al Franken. (Full disclosure, no shame.)
I’ve spent most of my writing life looking for an honest man and constantly being disappointed. (Don’t even get me started on the Republicans.)
I worked hard to get Hillary Clinton elected in 2016, and I’m not over the trauma of the outcome yet. Before I kick off, I want to see a woman sitting at the Resolute Desk, owning the Oval Office. This year I wanted it to be Elizabeth Warren.
I voted for Warren in this year’s primary and hated how badly she lost her chance at the presidency. Joe Biden wasn’t even in the running for me. But, as I wrote after she dropped out, I’m going all out for…
