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Somebody commented that I was really taking it out on the Power Dudes. So, just for the record, Power Chicks are worse than Power Dudes. Power Chicks swagger over other women like no man I've ever met, while they're sucking up to the guys, just sweet as pie. We gals know the type - they'll trash you behind your back, set you up to fail every chance they get - and smile like your best friend whenever you're around. I don't know a woman in business who hasn't run into these females. And guess what?

Power Chicks get by with More than Power Dudes!

Let's start with Martha Stewart - All American Heroine. Martha wanted to make big money. Let me correct that, she already had big money. She wanted more. So she spit in the eye of the law - and all the rest of us law abiding citizens. She went for it. When she was caught, she didn't understand all the fuss. She was entitled after all. But alas, poor Martha wasn't quite Powerful enough to defy the hard evidence against her - so she want to jail. That didn't deter Martha - she took over. Made a joke out of her entire jail stay. Laughing all the way to the bank. And what a bank it is. Martha Stewart defied all her consequences, and we let her do it all. She's worth almost $640M today - thanks to our supportive spending.

As an aside for anyone who might still be drinking the Martha Koolaid - here's a true story. A friend of mine writes for a New York magazine. When she went to visit Martha for a cover profile, she and her crew were left outside to wait in 90 degree plus weather. Martha didn't even offer them a glass of water while they waited, or when they finally came into her home - four hours late for her interview. She'd been having her hair restyled for the cover photos. So much for the hostess with the mostess.

Power Chicks run right over everyone, smiling all the way.

Want my current favorite? Sarah Palin. I know - a lot of you love her. That's your right, and I won't deny you that privilege. She was an elected official, committed to her state and its best interests - the second woman to run for the 2nd most important position in our government. I'd just like to point out that when the rest of the world wasn't as easily won over as her state - she took her marbles and went home. Once there, she quit an elected post over one and a half years early, leaving her state in the lurch and a lot of us shocked beyond words. If I did that in my business, I wouldn't have a business.

But Sarah's abrupt exit doesn't seem to matter. Sarah's Power lives on in her new book - Going Rogue. Over 300,000 people rushed out to buy that literary masterpiece - supporting her behavior, her entire way of being with their dollars.And Sarah's so thankful that she's going to run for President in 2012..

So what's my point?

I won't buy her book - any more than I'll buy Bill's or Tiger's or Martha's or John's. I won't vote for her either. My question is, why do any of us? Yes, I understand the ideal of forgive and forget. I believe in it. But I also believe that there are lines that must be drawn, especially when it comes to those who blatantly abuse Power. People make mistakes, do things in the heat of the moment - those are the folks we forgive. Not the Power Brokers.

Why are the Power Brokers rewarded for breaking the rules?

I abide by the laws of many Gods and mankind, honor my fellow beings, use my power for the good of all beings that I can help. Why are the Power Brokers above all the rest of us? Aside from the fact that we put them there. We all put on our pants the same way every morning. Even us Chicks!

When people abuse their Power to take advantage of others, work the system for their own gain, betray those who love and trust them, I'm drawing the line. I am not supporting them in any way, shape or form.

What are you going to do?

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Special thanks to my dear friend Ellen for supporting me while I write this whole series. You're a magical woman E!

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