by Ericka | Apr 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ericka | Apr 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
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”...
by Ericka | Mar 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ericka | Mar 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Being a Christian is one of the only certainties in my life. I’m a thinker, a questioner, and my mind is rarely settled. I wonder and I worry and I ponder, rarely satisfied with the realities of life. I struggle to understand how some people don’t think...
by Ericka | Mar 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
*First published on BlogHer.It’s my second post on BlogHer and I wanted to share with you a profile piece that was written about me on the website, Smart Girl Nation. I like to be involved in a host of different organizations and projects. Both BlogHer and Smart...