Mama Grizzlies?

Anyone notice the women's movement in the Tea Party wing of the Republican party? I am amazed that even this does not get reported in the broader media. It is fairly obvious and should be a big story. Let's check out the roll call of news makers in this election from the Republican side. (if I were in journalism, I could easily find more to add)

Sharron Angle, vying for Harry Reid's Senate seat in Nevada.
Christine O'Donnell, running against incumbent Chris Coons in NR.
Michelle Bachmann, someone who is increasingly driving news on the Right.
Kristi Noem, running for Congress in South Dakota.
Meg Whitman, running for Governor of California.
Carly Fiorina, trying to take down long time incumbent Barbara Boxer in California.
Nikki Haley, running for Governor in South Carolina.

We all know Sarah Palin but she's really old news. My inclination is to credit her for inspiring a lot of what she calls "Mama Grizzlies" to break out into the larger political arena.

I'm not even commenting on the individuals and their politics. I don't know most of them that well. But it is slap-you-in-the-face obvious that there is female movement in politics coming from the Right and no one in the news is talking much about it. Is that a sign that Women as a downtrodden minority have moved out of the category altogether? Or is it just a sign that feminism isn't a gender driven idealogy but a political one, rejecting the "progress" of their more conservative brethren? Is my use of "brethern" appropriate in referring to the female gender?

So many questions. So few answers.