Reactions to the VP pick

I'm a conservative Republican LDS woman who is also a wife, mother, small business owner (very small) and - as the blog title suggests - politically active. I consider myself a strong woman, with strong opinions, but also that I have an open mind and certainly try to be compassionate as well. As I said in my last post, I am delighted that Sarah Palin is McCain's VP pick. I was not jazzed about voting for him, but preferred him to Obama. Now, though, I'm quite excited! I think she is a strong conservative, family values, blah blah blah - all the things I said a couple days ago.

Which is why I'm so surprised at some of the reactions I've heard/read from other LDS women and that is that she should NOT be considered because she is a mother with children still at home!

Wow - really? Her husband is able to be a full-time Dad. She juggles a breast-pump and her Blackberry. She wears her baby in a sling to sign bills into law. How cool is that?! She - like most US moms, LDS or not, works. I also have people pointing fingers at me and saying that I can't really do all that I do, I can't really love many children, I can't really find time to volunteer at my kids school, I can't really find time to be involved in politics, yada yada yada. Really? Well watch me as I do it - and don't get in my way.

I have no trouble pointing to her as a good example to my daughters - and having young adult daughters, I know full well that all mama's training doesn't always translate into the best of choices. I feel for all of them. Poor Bristol - how tough this must be for her!

The attacks have been brutal and not just from one side. I expected those kind of comments from the liberal crowd, but not from conservative LDS moms. Oh - and a friend's neighbor says no way will he ever vote for her - after all, she's a woman. Good thing most LDS folks I know aren't as narrow-minded. McCain/Palin will easily win in Utah - I'll be praying they take the whole country by storm.