Catching up; or, mothers in office

It has been a busy couple of weeks, at school and in the journalism world. We have discussed the elections in every class; in fact, we've spent only a half an hour total on history in my History of American Journalism class. Covering the elections and learning to look at them from the point of view of a reporter has taken precedence.
Every day, each of us brings in two articles on current events to talk about. Usually at least one of them is on a presidential candidate, and most of them are from the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Detroit News. Today, to keep things interesting, I found an article from the Jerusalem Post, by Shmuley Boteach. The title of the article is, "Should a new mother run for vice president?" Despite the title, the article is really about America's new version of poverty: spiritual poverty. Boteach asserts that our problems are not high gas prices, mortgage failures, or anything that can be solved with cash. Our real issues, though perhaps more subtle from the outside, are much more serious: drug and alcohol addictions, broken marriages, single motherhood. These cannot be fixed with money, but Boteach wonders if they will start to mend with a mother in office- or if that will only make things worse.
His argument is that the women and girls of America will be watching Palin to see if she manages her family and her campaign well; then, if she and McCain are elected, then the scrutiny will continue, and they will be watching to see if she manages her family and the country well. If she does, Boteach suggests, this will encourage women to watch over their households (or simply their own lives) with the same attention they give their careers and their social lives. If, on the other hand, Palin fails to balance family and her executive office, American women will conclude that they cannot succeed in both family and careers, and the issues at hand will continue to grow.
I thought his article was interesting even if it oversimplified the cures for America's moral degeneration. I would have liked to see some quotes or some sources cited, but to be fair, it was an opinion piece and his analysis was good. Perhaps having a good, balanced woman in office will not solve women's tendencies to disregard their moral state, but it certainly could not hurt. May God bless and keep our country in these elections.