Politcal campaigns

I never cease to be amazed at what comes out during political campaigns. One candidate attacks another, but when he is challenged on a similar area, it is suddenly a different story. This is a quote from the McCain campain today.
“The McCain campaign will have no further comment about our long and thorough process,” Schmidt said, lashing out at “the old boys’ network” that he says runs media organizations.

I am laughing at the idea that the news media is an old boy network. Here all this time I thought old boy network described the Grand Old Party. Today McCain insisted the media lay off the children. But that didn't stop him from a wonderful photo op with Bristol Palin and her boyfriend. The whole thing is a little bit of an enigma. The Palin's oppose sex education or the distibution of condoms to teenagers. Yet here they are faced with an unexpected grandchild, a young daughter forced to grow up faster than is needed and the desire for all of us to look the other way, not question, not comment, just believe that Sarah Palin is the best possible person for the second highest position in US government. Perhaps this politcal mother should have taught her daughter about condoms. Why compound the "mistake" of premarital sex with bringing a child into the world when you are barely more than a child yourself? Is choosing your life partner in such a situation a good thing?