Hilary Rosen/Mothers/My Amazing Wife/Mitt Romney

I have been following the Hilary Rosen attack on Ann Romney and all stay at home moms with interest.  I am suprised someone would be stupid enough to make such a comment, especially a woman who is a mother.  I researched Hilary Rosen on Wikipedia.  Obviously she is a far left liberal. (at the beginning of this post let me say that I am a moderate republican and I don't care for people who are on the far left or on the far right and that we need to meet in the middle on some issues).    She does have two adopted children (twins) with a previous partner and is a lesbian (just a fact about her lifestyle I personally don't agree with, but she is entitled to her own beliefs).  It doesn't mention how old the twins were when they adopted them so we don't know how many diapers she has changed or which one of the partners was working or staying at home with their children or if they both worked.  But this would qualify her as a mother.  I find her "apology" ridiculous and basically forced because the whole country is appauled at her insensitive stupidity.  I haven't followed it close enough,  but a friend said she put her foot in her mouth and basically unapologized the next day on Sean Hannity (a person I think is too far on the right). I personally hope this is a death knell to her career and it ruins her. 

I want to take this opportunity to say that I know there are many mothers who are forced to work because of family circumstances.  I feel for and respect single mothers everywhere who work their butts off without much help and in many circumstances do it on a limited income.  Many times, unfortunately, because of dead-beat, irresponsible boyfriends and X-husbands. Anyone who has had to work a full day and then come home to taking care of kids, making dinner and then cleaning the house knows that it is extremely tough.  O.k., it down-right sucks.  I have to do it about 10 times a year and it kills me.  I respect these women and don't think they are honored/thanked enough. 
I also know there are mothers who choose to work even though they could stay home.  That is a choice they make and I respect that choice.  I could NEVER be a stay at home dad.  I can't tell you how many days I come home from work and my wife has HAD IT!!!!! If I were a woman (thankfully I am not) I would want to work because I am not patient enough.  Work is a refreshing break at times.  Hilary Rosen is in this camp.  She chose to adopt and become a mother and obviously has chosen to continue to work even though she has children. 
The last type of mother is the stay at home mother.  My wife and Ann Romney are in this category.  I can't believe how hard my wife works. Most of the time when I come home from work there is dinner on the table and the house is clean (a feat in itself!).  My wife also accomplishes many things throughout the day.  From running kids to/from school, cooking and cleaning, her various projects,  and serving others my wife is busy.  I like to throw in the occasional joke about sitting home watching Oprah or Studio 5 while eating Bon-Bons, but in reality my wife works hard to run our household and I appreciate all she does.  I know I could never do it.  I honor and respect and thank all mothers like my wife and I think the world is a much better place because of them. 

 Like Ann Romney, my wife wants to have 5 children, I would like one more boy.  Many days, the 3 kids I have drive me crazy! Three kids is an incredible amount of work and drama.  As a parent we are out-numbered and anyone in this boat knows it can be CRAZY!!! 
Based upon my previous comments you might think I don't like being a parent.  My kids are actually well-behaved kids most of the time.  I love being a father and having a family.  With all of the chaos comes a heck of a lot of fun, joy, laughter and love.  I truly am a blessed man and I feel like I hit the family jackpot.  We do a lot of fun things as a family and are always on the go.  We have a great time as a family and I believe the work we do as parents is important.  I love my life!
One last comment on Rosen, I think the reason she said what she did about Ann Romney is because of their wealth.  She may not have worked in the work-force.  But based upon my previous comments,(and the reason this story blew up) we all know that all Mothers work hard.  She spoke poorly. 
My last thoughts: I know Mitt's father was a senator and also President of American Motors at one time.  As such,  I am sure they had it easier than most and had a good income growing up.  But, I also know that he has a dual MBA/Law degree from Harvard.  I guarantee that was not easy and a lot of hard work. A lot of people think Mitt can't relate to people because of his wealth.  But I think his hard work and education show that he can relate to working class people.  He is genuine and down to earth.  I don't consider him cocky.  
Mitt Romney's story is the story of the law of the harvest.  How do you fault someone that has gained a higher level education and has used that education to build wealth?  He is generous with his wealth and helps others.  He has created thousands of jobs.  He is a brilliant man. If anything, we need more people like Mitt Romney.
Here are some reasons I support Mitt Romney:  1. When he took over the Olympics they were 1 Billion Dollars in the red.  He found additional funding and cut costs within the olympics enough to have them in the black in 1 year.  This speaks for itself.  2.  I know he is a good man with family values.  3.  He is a God fearing person.  4.  Our economy is not great right now (as a financial advisor who pays attention, it is not as bad as the media portrays it, another story for another day) he is the one who can fix it.  There is evidence in the work he has done at Bain Capital, turning around and leading the successful 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and also the financial turnaround he did for the state of Massachussets. 
I have met Mitt a couple of times.  My wife used to work for SLOC and was an assistant to a VP there.  She worked with him on a regular basis.  We had dinner in his home with some dignitaries including the director of the Secret Service.  When I was in his home, he was genuine and down to earth.   
The last thing I have to say is how lucky I am to be married to my wife.  Here is a photo of the people in her department when she worked for the olympics that worked for and with Mitt Romney.

When my wife worked for the Olympics, she was the assistant to Cindy Gillespie, the VP of Federal Relations for the Olympic Committee.  Cindy is a democrat but strong supporter of Mitt Romney. She went on to work for Mitt while he was Governor of Massachussets.  In Mitt's first presidential debate she was sitting right next to Ann Romney when the cameras pointed to her. I am sure she still consults him.  My wife would never brag about this, but she could have most likely moved to Massachussets and worked with Mitt.   She had a good income at the time.  She could have worked in a higher profile job.  Instead, she chose to stay home and raise our children.  For the last 10 years there have been many lean times and years as we have struggled financially.  Our financial burdens could have lessened if she would have worked.  But like so many others, we have worked though the tough times.  Financially, we have been blessed as we have paid our tithing and worked through the difficult times.  When it was really tough, there were times when we debated if she should get a job, but we decided to work our way through it and we have been blessed.   I feel lucky to have such an amazing wife.  She works hard in our home.  I honor her and all mothers for the hard work they do in their families as they balance raising children, cleaning and managing our households, teaching children and spending time with them, and providing service to others around them.  Our society is better because of the hard work that they all do.

For those that read this, sorry it is long.  I just feel strongly that women bless our society and aren't thanked enough.  I also feel like Mitt Romney and his good wife Ann would be the best candidates to lead this country. 

For everyone, the law of harvest is true.  You reap what you sow.  Work hard. Serve others.  Take risks. Get a good education or specialize in something and you will benefit.  If you don't, life is harder in most cases.

Thanks to all Mother's for all you do.  Especially to the three women who have had the biggest impact in my life.  My good and amazing wife Carol.  My awesome, loving, and fun mother, Ruth Hart Huff.  And my sweet, kind and loving Grandmother, Karma Huff.  I am so blessed!