When John McCain introduced Sarah Palin as his pick for Vice President, he said: “And I am especially proud to say in the week we celebrate the anniversary of women's suffrage, [that she is] a devoted, a devoted wife and a mother of five.”
(transcript here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/us/politics/29text-palin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
Eighty-eight years after women fiercely fought in the streets for the right to vote--and be treated as equal citizens--it's a pity that John McCain can still only recognize them in two roles: as wives and mothers.