C'mon people, smile on each other...

Yesterday I went into DC to help MomsRising deliver a non-partisan letter to Governor Palin's office signed by over 25,000 mothers and others. Unfortunately it didn't go as expected. I blogged about the experience over at DC Metro Moms today. Whichever candidate you are pulling the lever for we do need to know where that candidate stands on how they will support family leave and paid sick days. Republicans and Democrats have families and neither is adverse to getting the flu. I think the time has come when we all should stop judging any one individual parent running for office (they are all parents this time around!) and know where each of these candidates stands on carework issues, whether they be issues related to our children, ourselves or someone else.

Our nation is known world wide for how we extend care to other nations. Isn't it a realistic expectation our own government not leave our citizens high and dry and scrambling for daycare, healthcare, eldercare or a few days of vacation?