Oh come on… we’re not that stupid….
Ok, Let me be clear, first, I don’t think Palin was a brilliant choice for McCain. Whatever. It doesn’t really matter what I think (and I really don’t care, I don’t think McCain’s going to win anyhow). Secondly, I agree with both candidates that (in general) candidates’ children should be off limits. Children shouldn’t be punished by the fact that their parents have chosen to be in politics.
But this simply doesn’t pass the “snort test.” The “snort test” is when something is so stupid that you immediately snort, rather than even bothering to argue with it.
Now that the public knows of Palin’s impending grandmother-hood, the “right” is desperately trying to spin the situation in a way that might help them. I’ve already heard the argument that she’s ‘has lived out her pro-life credentials’ by deciding to have a baby whom she knew (prior to delivery) would be disabled. Actually, I don’t think that gives her “pro-life credits” (but that’s a different story.) Now the argument is that “the family lives its prolife credentials” (CNN.com) since her daughter is going to have her baby.
Here’s the where the snort test comes in. A teenager keeping a baby that’s already 5-months along (well after the time when any doctor performs abortions) isn’t “living its prolife credentials” it’s living with the natural consequences of the decisions they’ve made (many decisions). Come one. We’re not that stupid.
There is a certain amount of “spin” that intelligent people will buy into (or at least not snort at) but this crosses that line. How about leaving the girl out of the campaign (like both sides said they’d do - and Obama seems to have kept his word on) rather than trying so desperately to turn a difficult situation into a laughable political spin?
[Quotes and story-link from CNN.com]
Grace and Peace,
`tim
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