I don't see how any other current or previous candidate for President or Vice President is a better advocate.  Sarah Palin is a regular mom who holds a full time job and balances the needs of her 5 children at the same time.  She has not always been a nationally recognized politician, or even a statewide recognized official.  She's been a mom for a long time.  She is newly a mom to a special needs child and she probably will never be denied services for her child, but that's true for other mom's across the country too.  I think she is more likley to connect with other mom's than McCain, Obama or Biden.

She is Republican and therefore advocates smaller government and fewer free services.  That's is now and will always be a reason to vote straight Democratic for all candidates.  But I don't think she's claiming to be something she's not.  I'm sure her heart skips a beat and her mind worries about her son as much as "average" mom's (especially because not too long ago she would have been considered perfectly average).

Oh, poor baby. Yes, it's true. Sarah Palin (and lots of other moms with connections) will have an easier time getting programs and services for their special needs child. Get over it. There's nothing regular moms can do about it. However, a strong, intelligent, relentless advocate can get what his or her child needs. That doesn't mean we will get everything for free. That means we have the ability to access what our child needs, and if we are denied free services, we find a way to pay for it. Period.