Working Mom? With Gov. Paul Cellucci confirmed as Bush’s ambassador to Canada, Massachusetts is abuzz about the promotion of Lt. Gov. Jane Swift, pregnant with twins. Wendy Kaminer: “We’ve
gotten used to no-show governors. Bill Weld played squash for six years; Paul Cellucci went on trade missions.
Considering the record of her predecessors, it will be hard to criticize Governor Swift if she stays home with her babies.
But living down to low standards shouldn’t make her a feminist role model. Women who want to be taken seriously as
officeholders had better take their offices seriously.” The American Prospect