-16 in Nerk right now. Sitting on the couch, near the front window. The sun is shining, the window frames, inside, have ice on them, and the cold air is pouring in. Thank You for the Sun. I don't know that I have ever been in a -16 environment before. Caleb is sitting here looking at me, he wants to go out, indecision here.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul is defending his fellow Republicans against criticism that the party is out-of-touch on women's issues by reminding voters that the Democrats' last president had an affair with a White House intern.
The Kentucky Republican's Sunday mention of President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky comes as Democrats have been redoubling their efforts to paint the GOP as a party that stands opposed to women on issues such as contraception, abortion rights and equal pay. After losing back-to-back presidential elections, the GOP has tried to improve its outreach to female voters, who reliably support Democratic candidates.
Those GOP efforts stumbled this week, when former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee talked about women's "libido" and "their reproductive system" while addressing the Republican National Committee. While Huckabee said Democrats were the ones who were patronizing women in their pitch for government-sponsored birth control, Democrats quickly seized on Huckabee's phrasing to underscore their campaign.
"The scariest part is that he thinks they're going to be able to convince voters that they're the new party for women," wrote EMILY's List, a political committee dedicated to electing pro-abortion rights women to office.
Paul, rejecting the criticism of the GOP and trying to turn the tables, said Democrats should examine their former president and his infidelity.
"He took advantage of a girl that was 20 years old and an intern in his office," Paul said. "There is no excuse for that, and that is predatory behavior."
Lewinsky was 22 at the time of her first liaison with Clinton in November 1995.
