So, how about that Trig Palin?

[torbird]

Have you seen this? Have you heard about this? John McCain -- Senator John McCain said, twice, in tonight's debate that Sarah Palin is qualified to appreciate how he, Senator McCain, would fund "autism research." Does John McCain think that Sarah Palin's infant son, who has Downs syndrome, has autism? That is the natural inference one would make to such a statement.

This begs the question, has John McCain ever actually bothered to ask about her family? Or does he think that, like TB and "consumption," "autism" is just the word that describes all birth conditions?

Someone, please explain this.

[knowbody0]

1. actually Sarah's nephew is autistic

and from the stillness, inactivity of Trig, he may also be Downs and autistic.

[madmom]

2. I wondered the same thing.

[bluestateguy]

3. John McCain would force a poor woman to give birth to a baby that was known to have Downs

A woman who got pregnant and then learned that the baby would have Downs would be forced by law to have the baby and then be condemned to a lifetime of unlimited medical bills in having to care for a disabled child.

We don't all have free government run health care, money in the bank and a full household full of servants to take care of a disabled child.

[Desertrose]

4. Yeah, I wondered about that....

and wondered why Sarah Palin would know so much about autism.

I think John made an "oops".