Parental Politics

Sarah Palin is applying for a job—a big job, to be sure, but a job nonetheless. She should be judged on her ability to perform as a leader—not as caregiver-in-chief. Despite what some media moguls have to say, I don’t think the average American cares whether she’ll have time to bake chocolate chip cookies for her youngest daughter’s class. Joe and Jo-Anne American are a little bit more concerned about whether Sarah Palin is prepared to grow the economy, help create jobs, and win the war on terror.