“I’ll Give Him That. It’s Odd.”

Slate deigns to cover the question of Trig Palin's provenance and the literally incredible claims by Sarah Palin about her pregnancy. But it avoids the obvious question: is it legit, given the ample use of Trig by Palin as a political prop and campaign mascot, to ask her for simple proof, like medical records, as the editor of the ADN did, and as I asked from the get-go?

It's funny to see journalists speculate – and Larimore's Occam's Razor conclusion is one of the likeliest scenarios to be true – but never actually commit journalism by asking for easily accessible documentation by the public figure. I tried directly asking the McCain campaign and was slapped down by the Washington Post. Maybe we're getting enough critical mass of new interest to have Palin be asked by a news organization other than the ADN for proof.