What is most damaging in this instance is that the allegations are coming not from Obama but, via NewsWeek, from anonymous sources within the Secret Service and the McCain campaign, and as such they’re getting very wide circulation.
It’s difficult to know what to make of this. I think most likely Governor Palin will just live these allegations down over time.
Oh, from Newsweak...that changes everything! I thought for a few uneasy minutes that the allegations were coming from a trustworthy source.