In the midst of the Bristol Palin saga, the McCain/Palin families posed for a People magazine shoot. There was one noticeable family member missing, the McCain's adopted daughter, Bridget.
Maybe she simply wasn't available on the day of the shoot. She's only 17 and teenagers have lots of things to do. Add to that, her sister, Meghan (age 23) is the only child actively on the campaign trail. Of course, Palin's kids (minus the adult, Track) were all in place for the magazine spread.
Then there's the issue of her adoption. The McCain's have backtracked on the long offered assertion that Mother Theresa's personally entreated Cindy to adopt Bridget. Bridget's presence invites undesired questions on an issue the "Straight Talker" would best like kept under wraps.
Perhaps her absence is attributable to the fact that McCain has hired Tucker Askew, the same smear artist that used Bridget's Bangladeshi heritage against the "Maverick" in 2000. Far be it from me to suggest that the ironically-monikered Askew might have gently suggested (again) that Bridget's appearance could impact McCain's numbers in the deep South, but she is a minor child living at home. Their ONLY minor child, in fact.
It seems a bit odd that a candidate who incessantly spouts about the great love his running mate has for her family, would exclude his daughter from even the most benign political photo ops.
I'm just saying...
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