Bristol Palin, the daughter of Sarah Palin, is pregnant.  Sarah Palin, who was named John McCain’s running mate last week, issued a statement regarding her teenage daughter pregnancy to rebut lies that her son Trig is actually her grandson.  Sarah Palin said,

We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our hearts and mean everything to us.  Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned.  As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.  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.  We ask the media, respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”

That had to be heartbreaking news to the McCain staff.  I wonder if he knew about the pregnancy before he chose Palin as a running mate.  Do you think this is going to affect his campaign?