John McCain's presidential campaign is threatening a lawsuit against the National Enquirer over a print edition story the tabloid ran today alleging that Gov. Sarah Palin has had an extramarital affair with her husband's business partner.

The allegation would normally be dismissed by political observers as the random musings of a supermarket tabloid -- indeed, the McCain campaign said as much in its statements on Wednesday -- except that the paper has built up a reservoir of legitimacy following its earlier reporting on the John Edwards affair.

In a statement to the Huffington Post, a spokesman for the paper, who promised a larger report next week, tapped into that pool of quasi-respect.

The Enquirer has broken the story on this type of thing more than once, we'll see.

Hey I despise the Enquirer as much as anyone but at least their nonpartisan.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/03/m...o_n_123696.html

Wow, I was just commenting that with a friend. Maybe they picked her because she had an affair just like McCain had many while with his first. I said that as a joke, had not heard about Enquirer's allegations till now.

While they're at it, let the msm explain why they have kept mum on the story that Bush and Laura will divorce after they leave the White House, that his drinking and abuse has caused her to seek refuge at the Mayflower Hotel and that Bush has had an affair with Condi. Certainly if Edwards' story is fair game then the personal life of a sitting president is. And then, there's the story about Jeff Gannon, the gay male escort, who has spent nights at the White House. But I won't hold my breath waiting for the msm to cover these stories or explain why they don't.