Three questions Republicans are asking themselves about Palin

By GottaLaff

Democrats have more than these measly few questions, but at least Republicans are showing that they are able to form thoughts by coming up with three:

1) What else is out there about Palin? Monday brought the announcement that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant; news that Palin was once a member of the fringe Alaska independence party; and the revelation that Palin's husband was arrested for a DUI in the 1980s. The news about Palin has continued to come this morning, with the Washington Post reporting that Palin hired a lobbying firm during her time as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, to lobby for millions in earmarks for the small town.

Question 1a: I'm not familiar with the Alaskan legal system, but if Bristol is 17, did her boyfriend commit statutory rape? Moving on:

2) Was the vetting process complete and professional? Reports in Tuesday's New York Times and Alaska Daily News both suggest the McCain campaign's vetting of Palin was swift and superficial, although the McCain campaign continues to insist that Palin was thoroughly and professionally vetted.

Per today's L.A. Times:

According to this Republican, who would discuss internal campaign strategizing only on condition of anonymity, the McCain team used little more than a Google Internet search as part of a rushed effort to review Palin's potential pitfalls. Just over a week ago, Palin was not on McCain's short list of potential running mates, the Republican said.

And finally:

3) And most significantly, what message will voters hear about McCain's judgment that he chose someone to be his running mate who has almost no national security experience and who is so much of an unknown quantity?

I believe that is the most important question of the three. All that talk of his vast experience resulting in superior judgment just evaporated.

As these questions continue to hang over Republicans, I'll be asking McCain's opponent for the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for his perspective on these issues in an exclusive interview airing Sunday on "This Week."

I know who I'll be watching this Sunday.