Candidates, campaigns, and core values  Filed under: In The
News, Day Care & Education  Red Mom Blue Mom  Welcome to Red Mom
Blue Mom, ParentDish's special coverage of the 2008 Presidential
election. Each Tuesday through November 4, columnists Rachel
Campos-Duffy (Red Mom) and Ada Calhoun (Blue Mom) will take on
issues relevant to parents on both sides of the aisle. You can
find past Red Mom/Blue Mom posts here.  Red Mom: Making a choice
about schools  By Rachel Campos-Duffy  John McCain and Sarah
PalinEven some of Barack Obama's biggest fans concede that the
press has gone pretty easy on him. Consider the famous US
Magazine cover of an adorable would-be first couple under the
caption, "Why Barack Loves Her" contrasted with the cover and
caption the Palin's received, "Babies, Lies and Scandal."  Of
all the things Barack gets a free pass on, nothing gets my goat
more than education, a topic of considerable importance to me as
a parent and one he touts as his forte. Quite simply, when it
comes to education poli