Aussie Senator Larissa Waters Discreetly Breastfeeds In Senate Proceedings

Australian Greens party Sen. Larissa Waters brought the Australian Parliament into the 21st century, breast-feeding her baby, Alia Joy, during a session in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Alia Joy is the first baby to hold such a prestigious but core values honor. 

Her mum is Greens party co-deputy leader Larissa Waters, who returned to Parliament after giving birth to her second child a few weeks ago, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

"The milestone comes after Senator Waters instigated changes to Senate rules last year, extending rules that already allowed breastfeeding in the chamber to allow new mums and dads to briefly care for their infants on the floor of parliament," The Australian reports. "The House of Representatives has made similar changes."

Waters is the first MP to take advantage of the new rules, and baby Alia Joy has a place in the history books of Australia. Can you imagine such an event in America's Congress? Hell will freeze over first. 

Rick Santorum's Antiquated Views On Female Leadership Put America In Peril

First Rick Santorum found himself explaining a comment about women not being emotionally competent to serve in leadership positions in the military.  Then he appeared on ABC’s ‘This Week’ last Sunday, defending his statements in his 2005 book:

“Sadly the propaganda campaign launched in the 1960s has taken root,” Mr. Santorum, or his wife, wrote in the book. “The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness.”

Remembering that his book was hotly debated during his awesome 2006 political defeat, Santorum came up with Gloria Steinem as the source of America’s evils. Reflecting on her decision to be a stay-at-home mom, Karen Santorum felt that other women “looked down their nose at that decision.”

This is what Gloria Steinem REALLY, ACTUALLY said about working women: “We also have to re-define work, so that the work of caring for children and doing human maintenance in the home is counted as productive work, and has attributed value.”

Note: her words were radical, but NOT against stay-at-home moms. We lobbied hard for mom’s work to be recognized and valued, and lost EVERY battle in Congress. This is why America is 1 of 3 countries in the world with no legislated family leave policy. The other two countries are Swaziland and Papua, New Guinea.