The war on truth

The war on women continues as the U.S. Senate, blocked by Senate Republicans, fails to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

No job is as demanding, responsible, unpaid yet rewarding as that of a mother (simultaneously nurse, teacher, entertainer, cook, chauffeur and housekeeper). It is a luxury if she does not have to work to supplement her income. But if needed, she takes on another job. She gets up at dawn, takes the children to day care, picks them up after work, and starts her second shift.

Hilary Rosen justifiably challenged Mitt Romney after he acknowledged his wife as his source on women’s economic concerns. Hilary correctly observed that Ann Romney “hadn’t worked a day in her life,” meaning she never had to bring the proverbial bacon home, but was roundly chided for saying so.

So, while one mother drives “a couple of Cadillacs,” another hunts for bargains as her car sits in the shop. Does one truly understand the economic struggles of the other? Hilary, you don’t have to apologize. Speak out. The truth is on your side. All women need you, especially now, because we don’t just have a war on women – we have a war on truth.

Halina Slobodow

Spokane