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Today I saw a video of Sarah Palin getting off of a plane on her way to meet with heads of state. What shocked me was that she was carrying her baby Trig. Now why was I shocked. Everybody likes babies, well almost everyone, but do we really want the second most powerful person in our government going to and fro with a baby in tow. A lot of women will call this sexist, while I call it common sense. Has common sense just been thrown out the window in order for us to be a kinder, more tolerant, less sexist country. I wish this tolerance was extended to the matter of race, but that's for another article.Let's look at a scenario, that is more likely than not. John Mccain has become incapacitated,' reason not given' and now Sarah Palin takes on the role of President and Commander in Chief. We wake up one morning to a catastrophe on the order of 9/11 or worse. We know that Palin is probably not qualified to be president, so is she qualified to be president and mother? Which one becomes the priority? Back to the scenario. Palin has to make incredibly tough decisions and the world is depending on these decisions. That same morning Trig comes down with a bad cold, which turns into pneumonia and he is taken to the hospital. Are we to believe that she can operate with a clear mind in order to do her job effectively. We are not talking about any old job, that can have someone take their place for a period of time. No women should have to be put in the situation of deciding between her child or her country. Is that common sense or sexist? Is there also a guarantee Palin will not become pregnant while in office, since she doesn't believe in birth control. Maybe we can have an executive nursery. These are uncharted waters and I hope the voters will come to their senses and not let this scenario become a real possibility.
