Go, Althouse, Go!

From Tara:

I don't always (or even often!) agree with right-leaning, blogging law professor Ann Althouse, but when I do, I really do. Today she dissects the right's continuing (post-Limbaugh "apology") attack on Sandra Fluke. The latest talking points are that she's not "really" or "just" a law student--she's an activist who went to law school to have a platform to continue her activism. That sounds like a pretty good reason to go to law school to me. And getting into an elite law school makes it clear that Fluke's quite good at accomplishing whatever she sets her mind on. Althouse explains that Fluke is not

some nefarious pseudo law student. She sounds like a typical excellent law student at an elite law school.

Which is to say: the personal put-downs sound old-fashioned and sexist.

The right wing stepped in it with Fluke. Having stepped in it, they keep smushing around in it.

As a woman, as a law professor, as a woman law professor, I don't want to be seen anywhere near these guys. Could you start acting normal about women participating in public debate?

Now let's have a serious debate about insurance. Yeah. It's not much fun at all. But you've got to quit having your fun with women and sex — in this context! — or you are going to alienate more and more women voters — and men voters — every day. Good lord! It's super Tuesday. We should be talking about Mitt Romney, not Sandra Fluke. Yeah: Mitt Romney and insurance. Boring. Too bad.