I do agree they are doing the right thing by getting married. They have the opportunity to be responsible together and grow in the process in marriage. It is not acceptable for a young man to walk a different direction by forwarding a support check and high tailing. There is a time for a boy to become a man and take responsibility. It is the business of our nation being that it has a direct impact on the next generation. There comes a time of doing what is right and not being self absorbed that there were other plans for life. Well, that should of be thought of before becoming intimate. That choice leads to consequences!!!

I do agree they are doing the right thing by getting married. They have the opportunity to be responsible together and grow in the process in marriage. It is not acceptable for a young man to walk a different direction by forwarding a support check and high tailing. There is a time for a boy to become a man and take responsibility. It is the business of our nation being that it has a direct impact on the next generation. There comes a time of doing what is right and not being self absorbed that there were other plans for life. Well, that should of be thought of before becoming intimate. That choice leads to consequences!!!

I dont' think any of us can decide whether or not they are doing the right thing given that we don't have all the details. I am really torn about encouraging teenagers to marry because of pregnancy. I don't think they are capable of handling either responsiblity. However, I believe that they should take responsibility for their actions in some form. Overall, this is a very difficult situation that I would not wish on anyone.

I'm frankly surprised that I have seen little to no discussion about what would be a fine option for someone with the family values the Palins say they hold close:

Adoption.

Let a couple with the means and maturity to be parents give this child the life he/she deserves. I'm not passing judgement. Young people -- hey, even older people -- make mistakes. But why compound this already difficult situation by encouraging these teens to enter into something as serious as marriage and parenthood, especially given the added pressure of their family's celebrity? This one seems like a no-brainer to me.

Your slant on the news is typically negative and pathetic.
But I am not surprised, another transparent journalist more interested in swaying opinion than reporting news.

Your slant on the news is typically negative and pathetic.
But I am not surprised, another transparent journalist more interested in swaying opinion than reporting news.

Maybe it will end in failure, but it is worth trying to make it work. The baby is always better off with two loving parents. Typical liberal post!!

When people married younger, there was less divorce. Now that divorce is so common, those couples that marry younger than normal have a higher risk of divorce than everyone else.

Maybe it's a self-fulfilling prophecy thing where teens enter marriage knowing that they are expected to fail.

More anti-Palin smears from this left-wing trash - why don't you research as to why Obummer's parents never married?

Jim, grow up. There's nothing anti-Palin or a smear about this. Well, it's anti-Palin because it reminds us of how Palin is so gung-ho about "family" values based on her religious beliefs but wants to force them on the whole country as law while unable to enforce them even within the control of her own household. Doesn't sound like much of a leader to me. Not to mention this business about submitting for 312 days' worth of per diem while waorking out of her own house, flipflopping whether she was for or against the bridge to nowhere and lying about whether she actually sold that airplane on EBay (she didn't) and whether or not she made a profit ($600K LOSS, not a profit).

Another unvetted liar being kept out of the public's reach lest they see her for what she is. Pathetic example of pandering too.

If getting married is what Bristol and Levi truly believe they want to do, then I support that.

However, who here believes that either of them made this choice of their own free will?

I sure don't. And I feel sorry for these kids.

If Palin decided, knowing of her daughter's pregnancy, to run for VP and expose her daughter to the degree of media scrutiny that had to be expected, that's incredibly selfish. And if Palin knew of the pregnancy and ran without expecting this scrutiny, she's too dumb to be VP. And if she did not know her daughter was pregnant, she certainly wasn't involved in her daughter's life the way a parent should be.

None of these scenarios present Palin in a good light.

I wish Bristol and Levi luck. They're going to need it.

The actual spin I've heard is that there was no way Palin was going to hang it around her daughter's neck that she turned down the VP slot because of her daughter's pregnancy--this despite Palin's saying in an interview 2-3 months ago that she would turn down the position, had things to do in Alaska to contribute to the nation (??) and that she didn't even know what the VP does all day. Born to lead.

Here we go again, Lois. Why don't you worry about YOUR own children and familY?? Why is this relevant, when it was irrelevant that Bill Clinton was having "sexual relations" with a barely adult young woman in the White House? And how many marriages did work, even though the odds were against them to begn with? And for adoption, that is a wonderful theory, but that is for when the birth mother cannot support or handle raising her child. I doubt the Palin Family are not going to be there, in force, to help this couple. How dare you question the maturity level of Levi! Have you ever read what 30 to 50-somethings write on their facebook/myspace pages? I admit, this is not an ideal situation, but how about something more constructive like, "how do you talk with your own children in re: sex, responsibilities if becoming pregnant at a young age,etc?" Or is abortion the first and only option? Abstinence can work, you just can't practice it in moderation.

I hate to say it but Levi could have possibly hit the jackpot here by knocking up Bristol. It's highly possible he could be the son in-law of the future president given McCain's age.

That being said I'd rather see Biden the VP.

This is why journalism is no longer considered an honorable profession.
You might as well join the worlds' oldest profession, as there's no difference.

This is why journalism is no longer considered an honorable profession.
You might as well join the worlds' oldest profession, as there's no difference.

Lois, the Palins and Levi are trailer park trash with no values. The Republicans are a bunch of hypocritical sleazebags. If this were Obama's daughter, they'd be out in force grilling her...but I guess because it's Palin and a Republican, she is a heroine....

This is the future of our country. If McPalin wins, this is the decline of the U.S. as we know it.

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH....
Who cares if they get married? who cares if Sarah Palin talks out of both sides of her mouth, who cares if Obamas parents were never married, of different races & he was abandoned by his father as a small child? What the heck does that have to do with ANYTHING????? Not a dang thing. It's all smoke & mirrors to get folks talking about stuff that doesn't matter one iota to the working poor in this country. Wake up people - POLITICIANS are LIARS - all of them - not just some of them. Some are worse than others. It's a case of voting for the lesser of the evils. If you just HAVE to speculate - figure out how a teenaged daughter of a sitting Governor can escape security long enough to get pregnant - THAT is the girl that should be president!

Words cannot express the contempt I have for you right now.
You are a worthless piece of...I'm not going to say it.
If you and I were having this conversation face-to-face, you would be crying right about now. Use your imagination and you can guess the lacing you would get from me.
I'd start the conversation with, You scumbag hack "journalist"...

Why do you assume the idea of marriage is solely for political gain on the Palin side?

How do you know Levi's family isn't the one putting the foot down? Own up to your responsibility, it takes two to make a baby etc?

Teen fathers ARE allowed to walk away TOO EASILY. The teen mother has changed the course of her life forever, while the father goes about life as planned. It's wrong and it's time the parents of teen fathers made their sons live up to their half of the deal.

Why is everyone in a frensy teenage pregnancies have been going on for a long time.let them get married and move on actually they are lucky they are not in despair as is most kids caught in this dilemma.good luck and have a nice life.

Bristol and Levi should not get married. Yet.
If she wasn't pregnant (whether we have all the details or not), she wouldn't be considering marriage at this point in her life. Whether your are a VP candidate or not, as a parent, you wouldn't let your 17 year old daughter make this move at that age. You would encourage her to continue her education and mature more before starting a family. That's what should be done in a perfect world. Since we're in an imperfect world, you still wouldn't have your 17 year old daughter marry because of pregnancy.
Levi doesn't seem to be the valedictorian type and because of some of his famous quotes, is clearly not fatherly material.

They should remain together however, because they are the parents of that child, official marriage is only a legal document. If Bristol and Levi find that at least 5 years of being parents is something they can do and still want, then and only then, they should marry.

Levi's not off the hook, Bristol will be stuck with this child for the rest of her life that doesn't mean Levi should go off and sow his wild oats, then marry Bristol. Not at all.

This way what's done is done, but no need for a future divorce if they realize they can't hack it together.

They'll still be parents.

Last (about time), this blog is about the subject mentioned above, not which campaign you support.

ADD medicine, look into it.