Just days after Sarah Palin was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate on August 29, political analysts are ramping up rumors that she may be dropping off the ticket amid recent scandal.

On September 1, Palin and her husband, Todd, released a statement announcing that their second child, 17 year-old high school senior Bristol Palin, is five months pregnant. The statement went on to say that Bristol will be keeping the baby as well as marrying its father, 17 year-old classmate Levi Johnston.

"Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family," Palin said in the statement. "We ask the media to respect our daughter and Levi's privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates."

The statement was released in part to quell rumors that Palin's four month-old son, Trig, is actually Bristol's son and her grandchild.

Presidential candidate John McCain denies that Ms. Palin was not properly vetted (given a thorough background check) before he chose her as his running mate and claims to have known of Bristol's pregnancy all along.

The news follows another controversy that has been dubbed "troopergate" by the media. In July, Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan was fired by the state. Monegan claims the sacking came after he refused several requests from Palin, her husband, and three members of her administration to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law, Michael Wooten. Wooten is in the midst of a custody battle with Palin's sister.

Though the Alaska State Troopers had grounds to take action and suspended Wooten, the Alaskan legislature has been conducting a thorough investigation as to why Monegan was fired. The investigation began weeks before Palin was announced as McCain's choice for Vice President, but it will not end until just five short days before the presidential election.

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Kevin  - Palin's Speech Tonight   |2008-09-03 12:09:38 would be the perfect time to drop out and announce the new pick simultaneously. Reply 0   0

annoyed   |2008-09-03 11:04:37 It all sounds like a big mess to me. Why would anyone that knew their selection had so many iffy things going on and were under investigation take them on as a vice president? I am not going to vote for a bully, less-than-par parent. It is already evident that McCain makes poor choices. Reply 0   0

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