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I think a person's family says a lot about them. I think attacking family members is pretty low, but observing the state of the family gives some insight into the character of the candidate.
The Obama family is just beautiful--those daughters are so self-possessed and adorable, and Barack and Michelle are clearly very much in love. I know there have been some prepared moments lately where we were supposed to get that impression, but I have seen that in off-the-cuff moments since he first started running, and I believe it to be genuinely the case. Tells me a lot about Barack Obama as a man, right there.
The current instance of family stuff is Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy. While it's obvious that the girl is going through a lot and has a lot to deal with, I don't think it's off limits to point out the failure of abstinence-only education as illustrated by this case. It has been an abysmal failure, withholding from our children the information they need to keep themselves safe. The out of control teen pregnancy rate (trending back up after many years of decline--but never dipping below #1 in the industrialized world) is a significant problem with conservative policy that is highlighted by this right-winger's unfortunate daughter's situation.
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