Mishmash Musings

I just read that Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant. The girl is unmarried and still in high school (presumably). Palin insists that her daughter and the baby’s father are going to keep the baby and get married, but even so, that hardly seems like something the conservatives want hanging over their head during the campaign.

The thing I don’t get is that McCain’s people had to have uncovered this during the vetting process, which means they were perfectly willing to roll the dice on Palin despite her inexperience, her unknown name, and her pregnant teenage daughter. Wow, how desperate are things in the McCain camp anyway?

According to the article I read, the Palins decided to come forward with news of their daughter’s pregnancy to dispel online rumors that their 5-month-old son was actually the daughter’s. Yep, there are people out there who believe that Palin faked her pregnancy to cover up for her daughter.

Wait, wasn’t this an entire storyline last year on Desperate Housewives? I can’t believe a national campaign would even bother taking the time to address this stupid rumor.

Either way, it doesn’t seem like the Palin selection was very smart. She might bring in a few extra voters for McCain, but something tells me he would have done much better going with a traditional selection.

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