Hilary Clinton faced plenty of sexism when she ran. Now Palin is facing it, but sadly, a lot of it is coming from the left. This is a terrible double standard. When she is attacked like this, all women are being attacked. This is a profoundly anti-feminist thing to do. It is also really, really stupid politically.

Raising children is a great thing. Why is Palin being labelled a "hockey mom"? What's wrong with breastfeeding? Why are articles popping up (not here, I know) questioning Palin's child rearing practises - did liberals ever ask if Hilary used a nanny? We know she didn't stay home and neither did Bill. Where do we get this strange idea that a conservative has to be an at-home mom? Palin is a member of Feminists for Life and a high-achieving working mom.

Even the experience question seems to have a sexist tinge. Governor Kaine was seriously considered to be Obama's running mate although he is currently serving his first term as Governor after being a Lt. Gov. and mayor. His experience in office was only a few years longer and did not include foreign policy-making.

Whatever we think of Palin and McCain's politics, we need to stop attacking her for being a mom. It hurts the rest of us out here who are moms and in the long run, it will hurt the left, the Democratic party, and Obama.