tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5499035659847964171..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45910144054568733082008-07-11T00:22:00.000-05:002008-07-11T00:22:00.000-05:00If it isn't a critical story, one would think the Obama campaign wouldn't make an issue of the gender issue in the first place. The fact that McCain has had women on his staff longer could also indicate greater female turnover on Obama's staff, if you would like to look at factors...georgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218114146558103528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-64298253527557291512008-07-01T13:57:00.000-05:002008-07-01T13:57:00.000-05:00I think Obama's failure to respond "tells" only that Obama doesn't respond to every critical story. Were he to do so, he'd do nothing else but respond to Advance Indiana. <BR/><BR/>I've always been suspicious of these wage studies. Even if you have the same job title, you don't always have the same experience. If you want "clean" studies, show me new hires fresh out of college with identical job titles and duties. Show me that Obama pays the male legislative aides fresh from college more than the women, and then I'll go, "Hmmmm!"<BR/><BR/>I haven't confirmed this, so take it with a grain of salt, but an AZ atty friend of mine (R) says that McCain has had some of his female staff a lot longer than the men.<BR/><BR/>www.ipopa.blogspot.comPOPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-15471963125371188852008-07-01T10:15:00.000-05:002008-07-01T10:15:00.000-05:00As the news report indicates, Josh, Obama's campaign was affored an opportunity to respond to written questions. It chose not to respond. That is very telling.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-85129513070671083562008-07-01T09:59:00.000-05:002008-07-01T09:59:00.000-05:00Question that is conveniently not covered: Is the disparity in wages between men and women's pay in Obama's office having anything to do with the fact that they are not of similar position? I did not see this in your reporting and I think it is important to know in order to properly analyze your claims. It would appear that way since, according to your reporting, there is at least one women making over $100,000. Just some thoughts your readers might want to consider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com