I know I said before that John McCain has his work cut out for him in trying to defend his VP choice and simultaneously sell the pick to the conservative voters he wishes to attract. But Holy Hell, I think he has much bigger things to worry about now with the scandals that have been breaking in regards to Sarah Palin.
It was well noted that she had been accused of abusing her power in trying to forcefully have her sister’s ex-husband fired; which has been dubbed “Trooper Gate”. Scandalous? Sure. Enough evidence to damage the campaign? No. However, there is another skeleton that fell out of the closet which can be damaging. But, this secret sounds more like a movie or Hollywood gossip than a political cover-up.
True or not, rumors of what’s being called “Baby Gate” have been circulating about Gov Palin covering up her 16-year-old daughters pregnancy by claiming the child is her own. Gov Palin surprisingly announced that she was 7 months pregnant which was news to everyone considering she never showed physical signs of pregnancy. (Amazingly enough, photos have surfaced of her during a previous pregnancy where I’m guessing she must’ve just been hiding a basketball under her shirt)
Considering how little is known about her nationally, I’m sure there will be more digging into her past. Also considering how little investigation John McCain’s team did, I’m sure something else will surface.
I feel bad for McCain though because I know why he chose her; though illogical he had to take a gamble. I thought because of her lack of national experience and not being able to help secure a regional voting bloc outside of Alaska would doom the McCain campaign (I still think Pawlenty was the best choice considering the options). But, if there are more damaging allegations that come to light about Sarah Palin, the McCain campaign might be doomed before the debates or elections even get here. The fact of the matter is this, in scandals like this, politicians don’t even need to run attack ads and no need to bring up the argument. Why? Because once scandals hits the internet, nothing can stop it.
Political Rule Number 1: Never get caught in a cover-up.
