I'm incredibly tired of the "she's so brave, she brought a Down syndrome baby to term" nonsense.

Does no one see the idiocy of this claim?

She's staunchly pro-life and, presumably, would support a legislative scenario that prohibited abortion (according to what I've read, even in cases of rape and incest). So in her ideal world--and, logically, as a woman of "convictions," in her practical world--there IS NO CHOICE. There is no "Should I abort?" Her moral calculus might allow for adoption, but it does not allow for any choice in the matter of bringing or not bringing a fetus to term. In fact, if she had her druthers, NO woman would have the choice of bringing a Down syndrome baby into this world, because her state or federal legislature or court would have made that decision for her. Forget bravery. Forget convictions. Forget strong moral fiber. Palin, if she is who she claims to be, never brought abortion to the table, because the right to abortion exists within a legislative framework she disavows.

So please--enough with the talk of bravery and sacrifice, of hard choices and inspiring selflessness. In Palin's World, abortion is murder, and no one deserves a pat on the back for NOT murdering someone.

(Also, if raising a Down syndrome child is the most courageous thing you can imagine, the badge of courage would be better affixed to those who will actually bear the burden of raising Palin's child, since being vice president apparently involves a hefty amount of sacrifice as well. Not that Palin would know that, since she's not sure what vice presidents do.)