Palin opposes sex ed

McCain's own stance on teen pregnancy programs is bad enough, but the stances of his running mate Sarah Palin deserve just as much scrutiny.

Only 2 years ago, during her first campaign for Governor of Alaska, Palin said she opposes all sex education except for the failed abstinence-only approach.

Now, with the news that Palin's unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant, it shows what happens in the absence of sex ed. I'd hate to bring the personal life of a politician's teenage offspring into any debate, but this illustrates perfectly the ineffectiveness of the abstinence-only concept supported by Palin.

As for John McCain, he has been so shortsighted that he opposed teen pregnancy programs and voted to cut off benefits to impoverished teenage mothers. But at least he had a position those times (even though it was the wrong one). Recently when reporters asked McCain whether he thinks the government should provide contraceptive counseling, he admitted, "You've stumped me."

Does the McCain/Palin ticket really have much of a chance at winning the election? I'm really starting to think they might end up losing by at least 10%.

(Source: http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20080902/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_mccain_teen_pregnancies)