The thing that is destroying Sara Palin is not that she's a hypocrite, but that she isn't. She's the real deal.
She'a an authoritarian wingnut, she kind of admits it, and she taught her daughters abstinence only, and the kid got pregnant anyway. ‘Schadenfreude’ is a german word meaning: "the joy derived by the discomfort of others."
Now is the time for it.
I'd like to say something about Bristol Palin's pregnancy. I hope it goes well and the kid is born healthy. Her mother announced this situation to the world in order to disprove a rumor and so it is. But what it seems as well is that Mom is showing Bristol off as a role model to other girls that age, and this is horrible.
Sarah Palin is an advocate of ignorance. She doesn't want 'tweens and teens to know about what is happening to their bodies and what to do about it. She wants them not to have sex. That might be a good idea, but God, since the Palins are fundmentalists, gave them instincts and it takes a lot of willpower to fight them.
'This is what happens if you don't know what you're doing" is what most sex ed teachers will tell you, and while no one is saying that seventh grade gym classes should teach the Kama Sutra, it's a good idea to teach kids what is happening to their bodies and how best to go avoiding things like unwanted pregnancies. Kids are perverse, they like being "naughty." If an adult says "no" then they will want to try it.
The best way to stop a kid from smoking is to give a seven year old a cigar and force him/her to INHALE. AFter they get thoroughly sick, ask them exactly WHY they want that shit in their lungs.
It's not the Pro-life stuff which I think is disgusting (although the being against the rape/incest exception most certainly is). It's the advocacy of ignorance that's disgusting. Keep human plumbing secret, keep the rest of biology and geology secret. No. That won't make America better or keep it competitive in the world markets.
She may not withdraw, McCain knows that if she did he'd be dead in the water and so is his party, but he's feeling uncomfortable and so is she. Now they know how Elizabeth Edwards feels.
Good.