Ericka Andersen

I just wanted to share this video I found over at Cosmopolitan Conservative. It's not difficult to connect the dots when it comes to abortion. It's painful for the fetus, it stops a beating heart, it ends a life. I've said it a million times, a million ways. Choose life -- please. … [Read more...]

It’s been about three years since I first heard the name Sarah Palin. I remember my Human Events co-worker, John Gizzi, opining on the former Alaska Governor’s long shot chances at the Vice-Presidency in early 2008. She wasn’t even really on the short list. Then, I heard she was pregnant and completely ruled her out in favor of Tim Pawlenty. I figured no one with a newborn would even consider such a spot.I remember where I was when Sen. John McCain announced Palin as his VP runningmate. I sat in my spacious office overlooking the Pomotac in Alexandria, Virginia -- working for the now-defunct, Culture11.com My friend and co-worker, Jillian Bandes, and I, were the only women on staff. She seemed excited while I was more skeptical – and have … [Read more...]

I’ve only worked in Washington, DC politics for the past three and a half years so my understanding of national politics as a historical whole is limited. I came to DC in the midst of tumultuous 2006 midterm elections, just before George Allen made famous the “macaca” moment and dashed his hopes for the presidency. But even since 2006 times have changed. Everyone carries a video camera, there’s a fresh crop of new media strategy companies making bank with contracts from every campaign and organization out there wanting to make an innovative splash. Despite these new avenues of “gotcha” politics and one’s ability to make an influential mark via “digital footprint,” the corruption, hypocrisy and power lusting of government remains the same. … [Read more...]

First posted on Smart Girl Nation:Since Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak made abortion a defining issue in the health care debate, we’ve seen a landslide of human interest stories surrounding the topic. It has put the emotion-laden argument on a pedestal, but has ultimately been a winner for the pro-life community. Stats show that more Americans are pro-life than pro-choice for the first time and the trend is only growing. It’s an interesting dichotomy within the younger generation of the conservative world. As more young voters support gay marriage, less support abortion and this is true on the Right and the Left.For some reason, President Obama will not strike out the abortion language in the health care bill, despite it being the specific piece … [Read more...]