I am extremely disappointed in the choice of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Republican Party.  I will still vote for Senator McCain, because I am very concerned about having a fundamental leftist, especially one who is a marvelous orator, as President...,

I’m frankly and sadly caught in the dilemma of having to balance policy versus example in touting a candidate for the office of the First Family.  I was ferociously attacked (what’s new?) when I spoke out strongly against Bill Clinton’s dalliances in the Oval Office.  That situation quickly turned into a debate whether “private has anything to do with public.”  Nonsense.  Role models are very important.  Children and young adults look to those who are visible and successful as a road map of what is acceptable behavior and emulate those actions over the morals and values their parents and churches have taught and tried to reinforce.  It’s a tough go these days, when the “bad that men or women do” is used for entertainment purposes without judgment, or is excused because of political or financial considerations...

I’m stunned - couldn’t the Republican Party find one competent female with adult children to run for Vice President with McCain?   I realize his advisors probably didn’t want a “mature” woman, as the Democrats keep harping on his age.  But really, what kind of role model is a woman whose fifth child was recently born with a serious issue, Down Syndrome, and then goes back to the job of Governor within days of the birth?

I am haunted by the family pictures of the Palins during political photo-ops, showing the eldest daughter, now pregnant with her own child, cuddling the family’s newborn.  When Mom and Dad both work full-time (no matter how many folks get involved with the children), it becomes a somewhat chaotic situation.  Certainly, if a child becomes ill and is rushed to the hospital, and you’re on the hotline with both Israel and Iran as nuclear tempers are flaring, where’s your attention going to be?  Where should your attention be?  Well, once you put your hand on the Bible and make that oath, your attention has to be with the government of the United States of America.

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Rhonda () 09-06-2008 04:17:01 what the hell are husbands for if not to take care of the babies Reply | Quote 0   0

Rhonda? DifitalTexan () 09-06-2008 22:45:27 Somebody needs a date... Reply | Quote 0   0

Ebony Jones () 09-06-2008 06:25:49 LOL!!! Perfect example of mental gymnastics. P.S. Rhonda, You might want ask that question of Dr. Laura, that I bet you agreed with until just now. LOL! Reply | Quote 0   0

Kimmy () 09-06-2008 11:51:03 Why do people feel the obsessive need to judge how we decide to care for our children? I am a full time Corporate recruiter for a large firm. My daughter is 17, and just because I didn't run every time she got a scrape a school doesn't mean I am a bad mom. It's not like these children go without. My husband and I took turns depending on our jobs, who can care for our kid if she was sick. Not everyone can be a stay at home mom! Reply | Quote 0   0

Anonymous () 09-07-2008 00:58:02 Sarah is not running for President she is running for Vice President---I'm sure if there is an IRAQ crises and her baby is sick--- and McCain has a Sr. moment he will have people in his cabinet or whatever to hold the fort till he or Sarah can take over. And besides I am sure that if Sarah is Vice President, that baby will never be too far away, that like any "working mom" she can juggle her job and a sick baby. Reply | Quote 0   1

Ebony Jones () 09-07-2008 06:12:04 Ummm. Palin will be a heartbeat away from the presidency. If anything happens to the old man she's the one. Is that what you want? I sure don't want Palin anywhere near the presidency, regardless of her status as a mother. Reply | Quote 1   1

Speaking of hypocrites... Barry () 09-07-2008 07:10:17 Yes, it seems always fitting for the side that wants to claim they are more for woman's rights than the Rebulicans claim that a mother is bad if she goes back to work after having a baby, or she is a bad mom by being a Vice Presendential candidate. Funny - I don't see them claiming Obama is a bad father for running for president. The knife blade has two edges in this case - try to find a real issue - not this kind of made up crap. Reply | Quote 0   0

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