| She was once a member of a secessionist fringe party.
She has now hired an attorney in her little Troopergate scandal, in which she allegedly misused government power against her (admittedly crazy) brother-in-law.
She advocates abstinence-only sex education, but it turns out her 17-year old daughter is several months pregnant.
Sarah Palin apparently doesn't know her American history, either.
Granted, the daughter-is-pregnant thing isn't really a strong political issue. It calls into question Palin's family values, but probably shouldn't be used against her too much.
That being said -- did McCain actually take any time whatsoever to consider his choices, or was Palin a desperation pick to distract from wall-to-wall coverage of Barack Obama's incredible acceptance speech at the DNC in Denver? We may never have an answer, but appearances are damning. Either way, we're beginning to get a picture of a drastically underprepared Vice Presidential candidate, and a campaign in absolute disarray.
Given the skeletons that have come out of Palin's closet in just the first few days of her time in the national spotlight, it's becoming more and more necessary to wonder whether McCain has any control over himself, his campaign, or his party. |
