Sarah Palin  represents the “Having it All” myth presented in Connecting the Dots: Government, Community and Family. The media blitz that surrounds Palin detracts attention from the real needs of the average working woman.  With the exception of registered nurses and elementary and middle school teachers,  the occupations employing the most women do not pay well. The greatest numbers of women are employed as secretaries and administrative assistants. Although some do receive top salaries the median wage for those in most such jobs was $27,450 in 2006 and 10 percent earned less than $17,560, an amount that would permit a woman to support herself and two children but only at the poverty level. Other categories employing millions of women include cashiers, retail salespersons and first-line supervisors, waiters and waitresses, health aides, receptionists and clerks.  They need a living wage, quality child care and universal health care.  The media attention to the star quality of Sarah Palin distracts us from looking at the daily lives of most working women. For further information see Chapters Two and Eight in Connecting the Dots.  For a copy of a paper “What do Sarah Palin, Don Imus and Barack Obama have in Common and What does it Say about the Body Politic? please e-mail me at wireman1234@sbcglobal.net  To purchase the book. Hardcover:   http://www.transactionpub.com/cgi-bin/transactionpublishers.storefront/en/Product/1-4128-0730-1 eBook:       http://transaction.metapress.com/content/q5k324eBook Supplement:  http://transaction.metapress.com/content/t12204/