I'm so sick to death of this "You wouldn't ask that question of a man" argument when it comes to avoiding the serious issue of being Vice President with a newborn and now a daughter that's pregnant. To my mind -- being a working father, and a good one, if I do say so myself -- this is reverse sexism. The problem isn't that we're asking the question of a woman, it's that no one does think to ask it of the man.

More than any other organization in this country, the Republican Party has been responsible for keeping women in a box, barefoot and pregnant, while demonizing the Feminist Movement and any behavior that threatens their Fat White Way of Life. Pay equity? Fuck 'em, stay at home with the kids! Reproductive freedom? Not with MY sperm, bitches! Back in the box! Paid family leave? Hey, that baby was your choice, you stupid breeder, NO PAID LEAVE FOR YOU! All of these things, ostensibly, to protect the nookler family and the sanctity of marriage and home and keeping women seen and not heard. Unless it's a "strong woman" that serves their own expedient political purposes -- Corporate Shill Carly Fiorina, for example, and now Sarah Palin -- and then it's all about how she's able to succeed wildly in the workplace despite everything they've done to keep her down, and she's raised a family at the same time! Isn't she precious!

So where's that same recognition for the father? Why shouldn't we ask the same question of a husband and father running for office that would have to Be There for the Down Syndrome Baby or the 17 year-old struggling with an unexpected pregnancy? Because that's how the Republicans like it; the father works, toils in anonymity and suffers silently, while the mother mops the floors and cooks the meals and deals with the family crises the way a good woman should. These are all precepts beaten into us by the Conservative Values crowd, so why are Republicans now so incensed when we dare put the Wife and Mother back in the corner they've worked so hard to paint her into? Why is it that Palin's About Page on JohnMcCain.com has a picture of her with one of her darling children, while McCain's page can hardly be bothered to mention he has children? If it isn't relevant, why mention Palin's a mother at all? Perish the thought, as the fact that she's done everything she has while still being the Perfect Republican Super-Mom is 7/10ths of the appeal.

Spot on Bob and Elvis. Bunch of hypocrites they are.

Exellent post Bob.

Kansas Uberdouche Sam Brownback is dropping the "I-Word" -- Independents -- like a busted pinata pukes candy on MSNBC, trying to backpeddal this blatant pander to The Base into some sort of play for "change" that would appeal to an Independent. FAT FUCKING CHANCE, BROWNBACK. Retardedly Unqualified isn't change in Washington, you douchenozzle. You guys blew it, you know you blew it, and no sane Independent is going to buy your product in November. You should have run to the middle, you blew it.

Not giving her the scrutiny that others have received - THAT would be sexist.

She wants to play at this level? Then suit up. These are the big leagues.

The repigs don't really have any morales or princinples or care about any particular subject that deeply. What they DO care about, is getting votes. So if one day being pro-feminist doesnt get you votes, they paint women into a corner. But if the following day it does get you votes, they say "how dare you insult a woman." There are democrats like that too, but not nearly as many. Its the classic politician mentality.

"When im not kissing babies, im stealing their lollipops"

Man, are we totally SURE Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears, aren't really Gov. Palin's long lost daughters?

It's an old adage, but one the current McBush Campaign would do well to heed (especially Sarah Palin):

"If you wanna run with the big dogs, you can't be pissing like a puppy."