Governor Sarah Palin met with Congressional challengers from Utah, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Indiana who traveled to Alaska to tour ANWR. (Photo Alaska Gov.)The Democratic Party has long claimed the quarterback position for women’s rights and equality.  For years, Democratic women and men have written articles, appeared on TV shows, and held rallies, all geared towards creating a more equal country for both genders. They preached about cracking the ‘glass ceiling.’  They praised abortion rights.  They held up working women on a high pedestal.

However, this was all done under the premise that every empowered woman would and should be liberal.  They never thought the Republican Party would trump them by selecting a female vice-presidential candidate in the wake of a major Clinton upset. Sen. John McCain stated that he was honored to select the first female GOP vice presidential nominee. However, he did not overemphasize the fact that she is indeed, a woman. He was able to see a governor who has the highest approval rating in the country,  who stood up to corrupt people within her own party, and who managed to cut heavy spending within the Alaskan government.

Democrats could not take this lack of sexism on the Republicans’ part.  As Democrats struggle to find any type of incriminating evidence on Palin( the fact that all they have is that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant is evidence itself that they don’t have much), the left wing party is brain washing their party faithful into standing up for things that they so strongly opposed just a few weeks ago.

The Obama campaign is reducing his speeches to comments such as, “You can put lipstick on a pig … it's still a pig.”  Once this comment was made, Republicans were outraged that he would say such a thing, because it possibly alludes to the comment Sara Palin made at her RNC speech—the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom is lipstick. Democrats fired back saying McCain used this expression before also. This doesn’t help their case at all.

 Some claim McCain used this statement in regards to Senator Hillary Clinton’s health- care plan.  Even though McCain used this statement, Clinton had not specifically made a comment involving the word ‘lipstick.’ Because of Palin’s comment, Obama’s remark seems as if it is a direct rebuttal to Palin’s comment, and the pig reference doesn’t help it seem any less sexist.  Also, if it has been proven that McCain has said this many times before, then why is Obama taking it upon himself to use the same exact saying?  Isn’t he clever enough to come up with his own?  After all, isn’t his ‘change’ slogan, and “Yes we Can,” chant incredibly original?

The lipstick-on-a-pig comment made by Obama has sparked so much controversy that Republicans are seeing proclaimed feminists show them some affection. The Weekly Standard said Lynett Long, a passionate feminist spoke at a McCain/Palin stop in Virginia, and had this message for Barack Obama, “Well, Mr. Obama—Mister Obama—calling girls names is something you do in fifth grade and I don't want a fifth-grader running my country.”

Republicans are amused.  When Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, was on Sean Hannity’s Newstalk 690 radio show on Wednesday, he stated that the more the Democrats fire down on Palin, the more support she gets.  He urged them to keep it up.  He also said that it is hard to win an election when you are always on the defense (in reference to Obama and his ‘lipstick’ comment).

Will Democrats keep on delivering supposed witty banter that keeps on getting them in trouble? Will Republicans stay on their toes and keep Obama on the defensive? Sometimes, a defense runs out of energy quickly. And with election day barely two months away, McCain could throw a quarterback sneak, and land the ball right in the end zone. (By Rebecca Day, correspondent)