Second McCain Adviser Sidesteps Question About When McCain Camp Knew About Pregnancy

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Second McCain Adviser Sidesteps Question About When McCain Camp Knew About Pregnancy

By Greg Sargent - September 1, 2008, 5:42PM

McCain's top policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, was asked today if the McCain campaign knew about Bristol Palin's pregnancy before Sarah Palin was offered the Veep slot, and he offered the following non-answer:

Asked if the campaign knew about the pregnancy at the time of Palin's selection, Holtz-Eakin said, "As I said, what I think we ought to do is recognize that the governor was completely vetted by the campaign. Senator McCain has complete confidence in her as a running mate and as a future vice president of the United States, and the particulars of the family life of the Palins is really something that's best left to them."

The issue, again, isn't the kid or her pregnancy. It's what the McCain team knew about this woman before agreeing, for its own political purposes, to put her with reach of controlling the most powerful military in human history.

[habitual]

1. there are a few advisors who desperately are trying to not get

caught lying themselves. They realize that the truth is likely to come out and they are trying everything they can to not be the ones who are the liars. Let McCain take the Fall!!!

[curious one]

2. Drip, drip, drip,... So in order to put an end to the rumors, she is 5 months pregnant. Good timing

to claim she is not the mother of the 5th child because she got pregnant in April! Now I understand why she was holding the baby in all recent pictures to hide her pregnancy. What do they think of us? Stupid! I don't think so.

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Beyond the arguments about this issue, what McCain knew and when is important. K&R

[samuraiguppy]

4. bad decisions

McCain has bad judgment, barbie has bad judgment. that is the angle we need to pursue.