What do you think Clinton, Palin and Pelosi have done for women in politics?

I think that Palin's name should not even be mentioned with Clinton and Pelosi. Sexism is still a problem, and will probally always be a problem as will racism, but thats life as we know it. Despite both racism and sexism there are the select few of us that will rise above that and be judged by what we know and not the color of our skin or the gender for which we were born.

Clinton, Palin, and Condaleezza Rice, I would say have done a great deal. Mostly Rice though. Clinton is sorta just riding along on the success of Bill, and Palin doesn't really have much success, other than alaska. I know that's big to some people, but come on...alaska? shutup. Pelosi doesn't deserve to be mentioned with any of these women. Pelosi is a joke. She's like the woman you give a little bit of responsibilty, that gets a power trip, and thinks she runs everything. Get off the tv, and shutup. Sheeesh. You'ld think she was the frikin president. Someone turn her mic off. With her little flying monkey Reed.

I think Hillary Clinton has greatly advanced the cause of woman in politics. Nancy Pelosi, although reviled by some, has come the closed so far to being a hearbeat away (two heartbeats actually). Sarah Palin dosen't even deserve mention for anything except setting woman back. This is just my opinion but I have always given credit where credit was due. Women of achievement in politics have a long history of excellence whether liberal (Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Shirley Chisolm ) or conservative (Clare Boothe Luce, Margaret Chase Smith). Not until Sarah Palin have I ever doubted the right of a female super achiever on either side to be in the spotlight based on her intelligence and achievement. To see the likes of Sarh Palin riding on the coattails of women who so outclass her has been painful.

In many ways the accomplishments of these women have given women in general a better image and done wonders for our ability to hold positions of power. Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. There are still many Americans out there that dislike women candidates simply because they are women, just as there are the voters that dislike Obama just because of his race. We still have a long way to go to beat both sexism and racism. We are finally on the right track, though!