She is 17 and she and her boyfriend are getting married.

I don't hold it against her or her mom. It doesn't look to me like they were irresponsible, just a bit careless.

Honestly, I think this reinforces Sara Palin's pro-life values.  Her daughter could have aborted and no one would have ever known.  The fact is that Bristol CHOSE to have this baby knowing that there would be public scrutiny. I think that is shows that Sara Palin raised her daughter to share her values. 

Boudica linked the article..yeah McCain knew.

I am disappointed to read this tho.  It does make me wonder if mom was home more, spent more time with her daughter, would it have made a difference?

But I don't know, by the time I was 17, I did what I wanted....no matter the adult "interference."

I hope the same people who condemn her qualifications as VP for this...hold themselves to the same standard...meaning they accept other people judging them for the decisions their teenagers make. 

yes, me too.  Although many good parents judge themselves harshly for their children's decisions already, believing their children are an extension of themselves.  I'm willing to bet Sarah Palin is going thru some of this right now, questioning herself already. 

I do think parents in the home make a huge difference.  So I lean that way myself.  Usually when a parent puts their own aspirations ahead of their children, the kids pay the price in some form or another. 

At 17 I didn't quite have the guts to do what I wanted because I knew my parents would be home waiting for me when I got home.  It kept me straight and I believe it kept my kids straight.  It doesn't mean this is always the case but by looking around it seems that the wayward child of two parents putting their kids first and foremost is an exception rather than a rule.  Kids genuinely want to please their parents.  But if things aren't right at home, quite often the opposite can be true as well. 

I agree and was my first thought as well.  It also shows Sarah Palin, most likely advising and helping her daughter, is a woman of her words.  She's not saying one thing and doing another like most politicians out there today. 

It sounds like they are trying to make it right and trying to be responsible by giving this baby a stable home environment. 

Wow, if not for the investigative journalism of the Daily KOS, I'd have never learned that the Palin's are actual human beings with reproductive organs.

Obama says "there is no evidence" that any of his people had anything to do with the blog smears.  Furthermore, his mother was 18 at the time of his birth.  And if this were to happen to one of his daughters, he wouldn't want her to be punished with a baby.

Its also above his paygrade to determine whether or not the Palin girl actually has a little life growing inside of her.

Here's the next conspiracy spin I wouldn't be surprised to hear:

"McCain knew about Bristol's pregnancy and picked Palin because of it, to capitalize on the 'I wouldn't want my daughter to be punished with a baby!' gaffe and pander to the 'religious right.'.  You call that 'judgement?'"

hmmmmm now I'm wondering how much the "abort or not abort" will be front and center of this election. 

I think we already know what Obama would have been advising his daughter if the circumstances were reversed since he's been pretty vocal about it. 

The good thing out of all this is that this young girl is loved and protected by her supportive family and this life growing inside her will live regardless of the decision made by its 17 year old mother to be.

It seems as though many on the left are attacking Palin now because of her past association with the Alaska Independance Party....

It is kinda humorous, though. They say that Palin is no threat to the Obama bin Biden (someone at work referred to Obama & Biden like that...thought it was funny) ticket. But they are sure throwing all kinds of mud at the wall....

Chris

Now you want people to understand that?

Family values, Abstinence, Parental supervision ...etc., your hallamrk of principles and your life-long banner against liberals, are not relevant? !!!!!

This is what you call "unplanned pregnancy" ... not a major SIN????????? and you still kikin for Christ????

how soon do we forget our principles for a cheap spin !!!!!!!

How about BOTH.

the condemnation part goes mainly to the parents who didnt pay attention and to the Candidate who picked a flawed person.  

IN high school, my best friend had 3 sisters - HOT sisters (any wonder he was my best friend? ).

A very solid christian family, the mother stayed at home to raise the children.  The parents were actually very good friends (almost like second parents to me) of mine as well.

Their second daughter got pregnant at the same age.  Would you be saying the same thing about them?  The difference is that the mother was not a governor of a state.  But the daughter made the same mistake (and had the child as well).

I know this is going to be one of the milder talking points of the left, but again it will come back to haunt them as they are the ones trying to get women out of the house and into the work force.

I didn't know that an unplanned pregnancy was a major sin in Christianity.

It's an non-issue and anyone that makes it such should hopefully get out of politics as their a danger to anyone whoms their decisions and opinions eventually influence.

Any liberal attacking this really needs to take a good long look at themselves.

Didn't know there were any other kind.