The 2008 Presidential Election has come to be an election about race, age and gender. And while I have tried to stay away from commenting on my feelings about Sarah Palin, I have finally decided to make a declaration. I have no feelings about her at all. Conversely, the Newsweek article, “From Seneca Falls to…Sarah Palin,” has given me some opinions about what she stands for and symbolizes for women. It is obvious that women voters will play a big role in this year’s election. Women have always been a strong force to reckon with when they rally together and they have decided to rally around whichever female emerges. But isn’t it a shame that the female is Sarah Palin?

As a female, I love everything Palin stands for. She is feisty and a real caricature of what today’s Renaissance woman is. She is a career mother who has not only “taken care” of a family but has also managed to control communities and run a city. Hilary Clinton also played this role within the Democratic Party. Both of these women have dispelled the beliefs of the women who voted during the Regan era. Today’s woman is no longer intimidated by the possibility of a high ranking woman as the article states. We have come together to support each other and rally behind what we believe in. As I look at all the women that I consider to be a “modern day” woman, I realize that today’s woman has decided that it is okay to shatter and stomp on preconceived notions and roles of what women should be.

While I am very much an advocate of a strong woman, I am not an advocate of Sarah Palin. While she is good a electrifying a crowd, is she ready to take on the responsibilities of a Vice President? While so many women are getting caught up on the fact that we have a woman for a Vice-Presidential candidate, they are forgetting to ask themselves can this particular woman run the entire United States if McCain were to not be able to fulfill his duties (I mean, he is like 100 years old people!!). As Time Magazine stated, Palin has no national experience and very little experience at even the state political level. And while she has a family, are they really presenting themselves as a well managed and directed family? I believe that Palin has potential and she has definitely brought attention and inspiration to millions of women across the country. Maybe over time, Palin could be a political powerhouse. But right now I believe she still has a lot to learn.