Even her MD's letter, issued on the night before election day, raised more questons than it answered.
This hoax makes the recent lies of minor politicians pale by comparison, yet their ongoing coverage is overwhelming while there is almost none about this hoax of the decade.
The near-certainty that John McCain and other top GOP officials realized the existence of this hoax, either before or after the election -- and have said nothing -- is astonishing. The refusal of mainstream media to cover this story is also hard to understand. A public figure who would lie in this way, and entangle her children in such a lie, is a travesty of our political process and its credibility.
Unlike with many other Palingate issues, the old phrase, "you can't be a little bit pregnant," reminds us that, eventually, we will all be able to agree that Sarah Palin either was or was not pregnant.
Who is the birth mother of little Trig? It doesn't matter. None of our business. But it is very much the business of the electorate if Sarah Palin lied repeatedly on such a fundamental issue -- and used this lie to support and embellish her controversial family values stance.
This is a true litmus-test issue of the credibility of this prominent public figure who expects to have a continuing leadership role.
For a fictional account of what might have happened, see PalinHoax: True Confessions. If you recall the Letterman brouhaha, take a look at Dave's Hoax.
