Veronica, Welcome. Great to have you here. You seem prepared to play with the boys and we need that. As for women in office, I agree but they still need to be tougher, softer, smarter, more coy and deal with old guard white men and established advisory teams. Isn't there something still comfortably paternal about her, McCain, Cindy? Kind of icky so far. Not sure Sarah Palin fits the bill - sad that we're still SO excited that there's a woman on the slate 24 years AFTER Geraldine Ferraro, even as a Republican groundbreaker. If she surprises and impresses me, more's the better. But it smacks of rolling the dice and complete condescension. Americans get what they deserve/expect/work for... expensive fuels, crappy airline food and more television programs about losing weight I'll bet they change her lipstick application...and fast.