Hey, everyone’s talking about Security Moms again. There’s this article in the San Francisco Chronicle (reprinted in today’s Manchester Union Leader and elsewhere). There’s this Associated Press report on John Edwards’ efforts to woo women voters by promising “We will do absolutely everything that needs to be done to keep this country safe.” And this CBS “News” item, which reports on a poll showing “that more women are confident in Mr. Bush’s ability to make the right decision in protecting the country against terrorism. Forty-five percent of women said they had a lot of confidence in Mr. Bush, while only 27 percent said the same about Kerry.”

My National Security Mom Manifesto appeared in USA Today in July. More at Family Security Matters. And here are Sekimori’s Top Ten Signs You Are a Security Mom:

1. Your attack dog has a bin Laden chew toy.
2. You base your SUV purchase on how many places there are to conceal a weapon.
3. Your neighborhood watch complains you don’t leave any perps for them.
4. You’ll vote for Bush because the other guy is a wussy.
5. You traded in your Gucci for the M-30 Leather Gun Purse.
6. The guys at the range call you ‘Sarge’.
7. You send your kids to Judo Camp.
8. Your son quit the Boy Scouts because they were “amateurs”.
9. Monday is “MRE Night”.
10. You DO wear combat boots.

Check out the fabulous Security Mom gear at Sekimori’s Security Mom store. (And for those who ordered back in July, it’s time to re-stock!)

Update: The Palm Beach Post’s Rachel Sauer has a new column on the subject.

Update II: Kathleen Parker weighs in.

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