Election Day 2012

I don't normally like to spout politics or stand on a soap box because I don't like stirring the pot, but election day is coming and I just have to say if you are pro-woman, if you are a woman, you should vote for Obama.  Besides the whole binder full of women comment, I mean the only thing Romney said that he would do to help women get equal pay for equal work is get them home in time to make dinner? Come on! Well I'm lucky my hubby cooks dinner most of the time.  Does that mean I don't need to get paid as much as my colleague for doing the same job?  And that whole debate on contraception..Republicans calling that woman promiscuous because she uses birth control. It's called being responsible.  I am a married woman and still use birth control.  Why? Because I'm not ready to have another baby right now.  I am abortion clinic, sure there are plenty of families operating the same way. Why should an employer dictate if that's covered by insurance or not?  If they don't want it covered, then maybe birth control should be over the counter, not a prescription med.  It's a women's right and freedom of choice to use birth control and it's being a responsible citizen because why would you want people to have kids who aren't ready or can't afford it?  There is so much more to say on that topic but I won't right now.  Not to mention, sometimes women are on birth control because of other reasons such as irregular periods or dysmenorrea. I must add that some of the Republicans' stance on rape is outrageous and it would really suck if they cut funding to planned parenthood.  Planned parenthood is not just an abortion clinic.   It provides affordable health care, testing, counseling,  teaches about safe sex and provides affordable birth control for people who need it.  Anyway just had to get that off my chest.