[MEGoody]

Were she a true social issues conservative, she would not have run for governor and then VP with small children.

Hmmm. . .I guess that depends on what you define as "social issues conservative". I wouldn't say that being a governor or VP disqualifies a woman from being a social conservative. Apparently you do.

[rmlew]

A womane with small children should raise her kids. As Bristol shows, Palin could not do so.
I have nothing against women with adult children running.

[ari-freedom]

But she is a feminist who supports Title IX and other NEA-like equality laws.

“Now I was a product of Title IX, where legislation allowed that equal opportunity,’’ she said. “Now if we have to still keep going down that road to create more legislation to get with it in the 21st century to make sure that women do have equality, especially in the workplace, then we’re there.”