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Palin Was Fully Vetted

McCain's people claim they all knew all the Palin stuff was coming.

Gov. Palin, the strategist said, was subjected to a ?complete vet.? ?That included her filling out a 70-question questionnaire that was highly intrusive and personal. She was then interviewed for more than three hours by A.B. Culvahouse. There were multiple follow-up interviews.? (I asked precisely how many follow-ups there were, but my source stuck with ?multiple.?)

?There was a thorough interview process,? the strategist continued. ?There was a public records search and political vet. There was a private life and financial vet. Everything that has come out was known by the campaign through the vetting process.?

This is a little comforting I guess. But if you're a Palin fan (and I am) you have to wonder why these pieces of information weren't slowly leaked over the last two months, such that McCain could pick her anyway. It would sure look a lot better than having all the stuff come out in the course of 5 days after the pick.

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on September 03, 2008 (boomark / email).