Sarah Palin meets the press, en masse, briefly

In the midst of John McCain's "suspended" presidential campaign, his running mate did what the travling press corps has been clamoring for -- Sarah Palin recognized their existence and took questions (four) from some of them.

Two focused on foreign policy (she supports President Bush's policy of "taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them" overseas), another on the push for massive federal intervention in the nation's financial crisis (she'll back it if and when McCain's proposals are incorporated into it).

The other query concerned a more parochial matter -- whether she supports the reelection bids of the two men who, until not quite a month ago, were Alaska's best-known politicians, Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens.

Both were charter members of the state's "good 'ol boys" club that Palin overcame in becoming its governor and both long have been among Capitol Hill's most active "special project" advocates who McCain rails against. But Young and Stevens are both fellow Republicans.

Palin ducked on the question. Noting that Stevens' corruption-related trial is underway in Washington, she said: "We'll see where that goes."

Our colleague Mark Silva at the Swamp has more on Palin's interaction with the reporters, which occurred as she visited ground zero in New York.

-- Don Frederick

Photo credit: Getty Images

Comments

[Charlene]

Palin is an Idoit

[Freedom Eagle]

Yes, lets' "take the fight" to the Iraqis who were not involved in the terrorist attacks in the first place.

That'll show 'em.

She can't even deliver the scripted talking points correctly. No wonder they're hiding her from the press.

[PJ Lee]

They can't hide her forever...I keep waiting for someone to talk about the issue of her daughter's upcoming marriage. Ms Palin's decision-making abilities should be questioned based on her encouragement for her teenage daughter to get married. What are they thinking? Have the baby, that's fine, but don't sentence your daughter to a marriage she'll regret after the next Prom.

[fbowman]

Palin an idiot????

At least she knows there were no TV's in 1929!

[RKW]

According to MSN's biography of Sarah Palin, she and her husband "rushed to get married, not telling either family or friends" and EIGHT months later, their son was born! Like mother, like daughter. So much for family values and abstinence-only sex ed!!