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  The regular columnists for The Nation are so sharp. Every issue the two columns are usually very insightful in their analysis. This one below from Katha Pollitt is no exception. She articulated in such a succinct way the mess of thoughts I was trying to organize about this issue. Read below for more:  Ann Romney, Working Woman? Katha Pollitt April 18, 2012 The Nation.com   Has Ann Romney ever worked a day in her life? CNN pundit Hilary Rosen, not a Democratic strategist, said no way, prompting torrents of outrage from Fox, Republicans and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, who loves his mother very much. Bertrand Russell, in his witty essay “In Praise of Idleness,” wrote, “What is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so.” Clearly, between the houses and grounds, the five kids, the Cadillacs, the husband, the business soci