I have noticed that the font that Mr. Romney is using for the signage for his Ohio campaign stops has a distinctly retro, nostalgic feel.  A subliminal pull toward the past – the 30’s, 40’s or 50’s.  The era of pin up girls, aprons, June Cleaver and big gas-sucking cars unhampered by pesky fuel economy regulation. An era that is pre-Stonewall, pre-Roe v. Wade, pre-the repeal of anti-micegenation laws.  You know, back to a time when white men ran the world.  No questions asked.  We women of a certain age remember it too well.

Running backwards is exhausting and ultimately a physical impossibility.  Looking over your shoulder is a good way to get a neck ache.  America is not a country that moves backwards in the direction of restricting or reducing civil liberties.  We leave that to countries like Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia.  We are a country that is founded on principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  That includes choice about our bodies, our health and who we choose to love.

Forward.