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We learned today that presumptive GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

If you are into political conspiracy theories (and who isn't) you would find the timing a bit curious. Since her candidacy was announced internet rumors have been flying that Palin's 5th child is actually her daughter's.

The official line is today's announcement is meant to quash those internet reports because the trimester math just doesn't add up.

All the spokespeople on the pseudo-religious right are quick to say this is a family matter and should not be a political issue.

I agree. Although, we all know if this was on the other side, the right wing establishment would be going crazy.

If you listened to Rush Limbaugh or some on the fringes of talk radio the echo chamber would repeat something like this.

"The recent news of Senator/Governor/Congressperson/president X's teenage daughter's pregnancy just goes to show how far Liberals have let the fabric of American life fray. They don't take the time to talk about what's right and wrong. Instead, they have continued to push for birth control and abortion on demand. Now this freewheeling life style has come home to roost and at no better time. It's time for all of us to take back America."

Wow, who knew I had an inner Sean Hannity.

That would start the "Liberal" media frenzy, kicking cable newsrooms into hyperdrive, until we got a statement from said lawmaker.

If the right is indeed right on such matters why is this happening to them? Palin is one of those anti-sex education, birth control style Evangelicals that current president Bush helped bring under the tent.

This isn't a slam on organized religion, instead it just goes to show that bad things can happen to anyone. So-called good people included.

If God really is on the republican's side, why is a hurricane pulling apart their convention?

It looks like praying for rain worked!