I'd get fired if I breastfed in meetings, in front of my colleagues. They would call it disruptive. She's getting accomodations most of us don't. She doesn't have to have babysitters if she can care for the baby at work. Most of us do NOT have that option.

She was a stay at home mother for the young childhood of the others. That's not exactly unusual. How is that "doing it all"? Most of us call it sequencing- stay at home when they are small, then go back to work. Seems like her balance problem is coming at her, not behind her. I want to see her take care of a 16 month old while at work. Trust me, in approximately 4 months, she'll have a sitter or daycare if her husband can't do it. If he can, how is she different from men with stay at home wives? Again, how is she this supermom this article tries to portray?

People are not jumping on the superwoman train because she is getting passes most of us do not get. Her mayor's job was part time. Her governor's gig allows her a family friendly workplace most people would never have. Most airlines will NOT let a woman who is past 5-6 months pregnant on the place, due to the risks. How did she get around those rules on every major airline?

And the feminists can complain all they want. Clearly some have never been on the "mommy/parenting blogs" around the net. Singles complain about picking up slack for parents, parents complain about picking up slack and lack of accomodations, everyone complains about not getting to telecommute, and different sets of parents go at it. People passionately defend discriminating against mothers all over the web.

I agree. Especially with this part: "Trust me, in approximately 4 months, she'll have a sitter or daycare if her husband can't do it. If he can, how is she different from men with stay at home wives?"

Exactly, how will she be any different? She won't. But it doesn't matter because it's about the portrayal of being supermom.

I'm not saying it's impossible, but I don't see how someone can do all these things unless accommodations are made for them.

This is the first commentary thread regarding this issue that I can stand to read. Thanks. Does it really matter if she gets special accomodation as VP? I happen to have a postition where I can pretty much set my own hours. That is not fair to those who have to punch a clock, but thats life. She will have at her disposal that best childcare there is. Is that fair, does every working mother get that? No, but frankly, that's life. Most of us do not partake of the special priviledges and perks holding national office brings.

For Palin the Veep, Young Trigger will be a nice accessory and reelection campaign tool.

She's not a mom, she's a sleazy politician who's sold her family to Satan for a shot at Political power.

A. The way things are going to change for working mothers (childcare, breastfeeding, pumping etc.)is for more women with children to be in positions of power.

End of conversation.

hee, hee, I had to laugh! I was a bf'ing mom, but didn't do it at work BUT I did do it in the my job as a teachers union election chair. Someone came to me to rely a complaint about my public bf'ing, and request that I stop. The messenger was a feminist in many other ways, BUT had never had kids, and had her own issues with public bf'ing (she had a parent "whip it out" while observing in her class and was freaked). I told her state law guaranteed my right to bf in public, and if she wanted me to bring civil rights complaint against the union, so be it. She backed down. Also, my trump card was NO ONE wanted the job as election chair, so they needed me happy. I even did a stint of work with son recovering from roto-virus. I didn't realize he was still suffering the after effects, and he barfed once as I had him with me while I was stuffing envelopes. I impressed a male colleague by anticipating this, and getting an empty envelope box under him before he hurled. THAT was talent!