Sisters are doing it for themselves

'Tis a truth universally acknowledged that Sarah Palin has been given scrutiny of a kind her opposite number, Joe Biden has not during the US election campaign.

It is great to see, therefore, her sisters making a public stand against sexism.

CORRECTION: Turns out the support from NSW MP's was in defence of the Australian Federal MP, Ms Belinda Neal. Ms Neal has been acquitted of misleading the parliament during May.

She had denied telling a heavily pregnant opponent in Parliament, that, "Evil thoughts will turn your child into a demon." Turns out she was fully justified, as the committee discovered she in fact said, "Your child will turn into a demon if you have such evil thoughts."