I have to say that when I heard that Barack Obama had two young daughters, who are barely older than my own girls, I wondered what kind of impact having a dad so in the public eye would have on them. Not to say that I don't think men or women with young families should be in the public eye, just that, having a young family myself, that's something I think about. I know I would NOT want to have my life so open to the world! So of course I thought the same thing about Sarah Palin's family. But it didn't have anything to do with her being a woman, just that she has such young kids. However, I agree with the previous poster who commented that we're not being asked to vote based on whether we think the candidates have made a good choice as a parent in running for office. Rather, we should be concerned with how they will handle the issues that affect us. If Sarah Palin feels like she can be VP and a good mom, more power to her! (I assume that she must feel that way, because if she didn't, I doubt we'd be having this discussion) That's not among the issues that concern me in this race.