Yet Another View of the Palin Vet

By Karen Tumulty | September 3, 2008 | +

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate, and she did not disclose the fact that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant until that meeting, two knowledgeable McCain officials acknowledged Tuesday.

UPDATE: Steve Schmidt of the McCain campaign put out a statement calling the vetting controversy “a faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States” and added: “The McCain campaign will have no further comment about our long and thorough process.”

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