McCain said he did know. He apparently respects the Palins despite them being horrid, retched creatures who should crawl under a rock.
To put this in perspective, the Blue Dress was mishandled terribly by Bill Clinton, and the voters gave the DNC more House seats in 98. As I posted earlier, but it bears repeating, the Americans forgave far much worse than this in the past. But the Saints of the Free Republic foresee far into the horizon with wisdom beyond my comprehension.