Abstinence is Laudable But

It's one thing to be pro-life. I have come to believe that choosing to have a baby, even in a rape situation, can be a good choice.

But, I would never contend that my beliefs were the right ones.
But Palin does and she goes one step further - she opposes birth control and sex education. That's wrong and out of touch with mainstream America. We should be aiming to prevent teen pregnancy. I don't think people realize how right of right she is. 

HuffPo: While Palin's positions have drawn the ire and concern of the pro-choice and progressive community, they are largely -- save abortions in the case of rape -- in line with John McCain's own stances. The Senator is against federal funding of birth control and sex education. He has called for the overturning of Roe v. Wade and received a zero rating from NARAL. Once, aboard the Straight Talk Express, McCain was asked if he supported the use of contraception or President Bush's abstinence-only education program to stem the spreading of AIDS.

"After a long pause, he said, 'I think I support the president's policy.' Does he believe that contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV? After another long pause, he replied, "You've stumped me."

Spicy Sarah Palin

Obama on Palin Pregnancy Announcement

Politico: Barack Obama on Palin: "Back off these kinds of stories."

"I have said before and I will repeat again: People's families are off limits," Obama said. "And people's children are especially off-limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. So I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories. You know my mother had me when she was 18 and how a family deals with issues and teenage children, that shouldn’t be a topic of our politics."

The only issue the Palin pregnancy raises is hypocrisy. The hypocrisy of opposing sex education, the hypocrisy of parading your family as a high example of American-ness. Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. It also shows McCain's lack of judgement.