Today voters in both Oregon and Kentucky will go to the polls to cast their vote for our candidate for president. Will yesterday’s endorsement by Senator Byrd of West Virginia help Senator Obama in Kentucky?
The question of discrimination against women was raised in the news this morning. Has the Democratic Party stood up for women in this country during this election? I must admit that I could see more anger at remarks made toward Senator Obama where remarks made toward Senator Clinton were brushed off as funny. Women in the business world have always had to work harder and still get less pay in this country then their male counterparts. Senator Obama will need to admit that being a man has helped him in this race and that he will need to add women to his administration in real positions of power.
Women make up a large group of the voting population in the Democratic Party because we value the platform that this party stands on. The men of our party should never make the mistake of thinking that we will stand by silently and let our needs go unattended to in the near future. If the Bush administration with all of its failings can place women in positions of power then it should not be difficult for Senator Obama to give women a hand up in his administration. To do otherwise would be a huge mistake on his part and somehow I don't think that his wife would stay silent on that issue.
