ABC news has been requesting medical information from Ms. Palin and her aides for 11 days: see http://blogs.abcnews.com/... So far, nothing has been forthcoming - the only thing we know is the pretty weird response Ms. Palin had when she agreed to release the data. Why are the medical records not being disclosed?
I am certainly biased against almost everything that Sarah Palin has said and a great deal of what she stands for. I find her to be unbearably phony and smarmy whenever I see her, even between winks. Nevertheless, the refusal to reveal any medical information should raise a large red flag for anyone concerned about her fitness for office. On the one hand, it may be that she has some condition that would preclude her from effectively serving as Vice President. Alternatively, she may have done something that would seriously offend a large number of people; perhaps this something would be objectionable to the Republican "base". In any case, with only 2.5 days left until the general election, it is time for pressure to be put on Ms. Palin, on her surrogates and on the McCain campaign to resolve this issue immediately by publishing the medical facts.