(CNN) -- President Bill Clinton once famously said, "The most difficult job in the world is not being president. It's being a parent." As mothers, we both know this well, but we wonder if President Clinton's fellow Democrats share his respect for parents, particularly those who choose to stay home with their children? Yesterday on CNN, Hilary Rosen, a Washington insider who has advised many prominent Democrats, made the ill-advised decision to attack a fellow parent, a stay-at-home mother, by accusing her of having "never worked a day in her life." The stay-at-home mother targeted maliciously by Rosen has successfully raised five boys, who all have their own families now and constructively contribute to society. This particular mother has battled cancer and multiple sclerosis.
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Authors: Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney was unfair and malicious
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They say Romney speaks out on behalf of issues important to women
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Authors: Democrats fear that she resonates with voters skeptical of Obama policies
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Conservative women are joining the political arena in droves, the authors say
Pundits point out that she is passionate, attractive, charismatic and elegant -- all true -- but we would argue that what @placeholder truly fear is her message and the impact it is having with women of all walks of life.
This is the legacy of the @placeholder administration, and this is why liberals like Ms. Rosen make personal attacks on mothers like Ann Romney, rather than debate the issues most important to women.
More and more women like @placeholder are standing up and speaking out.