I pretty much spoke what I needed to say about this VP candidate yesterday, but I find the presence of a thread about her choices in having her last child and the quote from an article that Kat cut and pasted troubling:

The balance between work and family, always a ticklish issue, will be brought into bold relief by the fact that the Palins' fifth child, Trig, was born with Down syndrome in April. Todd Palin, a commercial fisherman, may shoulder the bulk of the child-rearing duties in their family. But many voters will nonetheless wonder whether Palin should undertake the rigors of the vice presidency (and perhaps the presidency) while caring for a disabled infant. The subject will no doubt arise on "Oprah" and in other venues.

This is where the line needs to be drawn. Speculation about who cares for her children, or if she should work outside the home when she has a child with Down Syndrome, those are questions it's illegal for an employer to ask an applicant. Even as a public figure, these are her private choices to make. I think she'd be a stinker of a VP, but I draw the line at this kind of speculation. It's totally out of line.

SRS