The sh** hit the fan over the weekend when it was announced that - in addition to other unsettling background information surfacing on Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin - that her daughter is five months into a pregnancy out-of-wedlock.
For many, that was the straw on the camel's back.
Now, in the fresh light of a new day, McCain's selection process is being seriously questioned.
According to one incensed insider - McCain simply "googled" Palin to render a quick sketch of his pick - and weed out potential problem scenarios.
Was that slap-dash research on Palin sufficient?
In a bold-faced effort to thwart accusations that the "alleged" flimsy background check signals a screw-up - and outright incompetence on the part of McCain - a spokesperson has assured the media that the probe on Palin was quite thorough.
"At least two dozen aides reviewed speeches, public records, legal documents, credit history, financial records, and formal complaints against her," handler Maria Comella asserted matter-of-fact.
But, someone was keen to the fact that Palin's background record was spotty, at best.
And, that online sources storing biographical data, needed sprucing up.
So, appropriate action - ethically in question now - was taken.
For example, apparently an unknown party accessed Wikipedia on the eve of the announcement that Palin would be McCain's pick, and proceeded to beef up her resume to give it some "weight".
Curiously, a couple of days ago, I noted in a post that a news anchor laughingly pointed out on the air that she perused the Wikipedia site on Friday (August 29th) to get a take on Sarah Palin since there was so little information available in the mainstream press and/or public records about McCain's running-mate.
In retrospect, it appears that parties unknown utilized the Wikipedia site, to manipulate assessments.
In fact, over the weekend, the New York Times reported that once editors at the Wikipedia site were alerted to the highly suspect nature of the biographical entries - they proceeded to balance out the material - since it was obvious that there appeared to be a scurrilous effort to bolster Palin's credentials and in a more favorable light.
At this juncture, it appears that Sarah Palin must go.
I'm predicting that McCain will opt for another candidate in the near future.
By the way, if we all had more foresight - than hindsight - we'd all be better off by a damn sight!
Alaskan Nights coming to NBC this fall...
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