Interesting campaign we have here. I for one, won’t judge a candidate solely on the skeletons in their family’s coat room, regardless of which house they keep them in. However, I do find the stories of their family lives interesting.
Obama - His father, from Kenya, left Obama and his mother when Obama was a young child. His mother remarried when he was six and moved him to Indonesia. Obama went to school in Indonesia for four years before he was sent back to the states where his grandmother raised him into adulthood. He has several half-siblings. Included is a younger brother living in Africa who reportedly lives on less than a dollar a month. Though, I have read articles claiming Obama’s brother is not as destitute as has been reported.
McCain - Total of seven children, three of which are adopted. Married twice. McCain has a history of infidelity. McCain continues to have close relationships with all of his children. Two of his sons are currently in the military. He has one son in Iraq.
Biden – His wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident. His two young sons were seriously injured in the same accident. Biden chose to continue in the senate. Everynight he took the train home to his boys.
Palin – May have had an affair with a former business partner (possibly leading to his divorce). Has a pregnant teenage daughter. Palin is the mother of five children including a baby with downs syndrome. She reportedly tried to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from being a state trooper when he was in the middle of a divorce with Palin’s sister. After two terms of being the mayor of a small town in Alaska, Palin’s mother-in-law ran for Mayor. Palin publicly supported her mother-in-law’s opponent who then won the election.
