The only party worse for women than Democrats is Republicans.

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Clarification (published Nov. 13, 2009): This story originally stated that Rep. Pete Sessions defended insurance-company practices that charge women higher premiums. The congressman's staff denies this, saying he actually was making a rhetorical point about why some groups pay more for insurance than others.

When health-care reform passed the House by just two votes late Saturday night, I assumed Speaker Nancy Pelosi had several more votes in her pocket from Blue Dogs who would be there if she needed them. After all, that's how Washington works. I...