Jim Webb's Sexist Past

Regrettably, it's pretty bad:

In the Washingtonian magazine article, "Women Can't Fight," the ex-Marine Webb wrote of the brutal conditions during the Vietnam War and argued against letting women into combat...Webb described one of the academy's coed dorms as "a horny woman's dream" and said that he had never met a woman he "would trust to provide . . . combat leadership."

Yeah, not cool. I was thinking about this though. If Webb had defended segregation in the 60s, or opposed school busing in the 70s, but I felt he was right on the issues today, I think I'd still be for him. For the record, Webb is pro-choice. It's hard for me to believe that with Roe v Wade hanging in the balance, Obama won't do well among women. That said, I can see why this would make some people uncomfortable.