Exception Warranted

In reaction to the revelation that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter, Bristol, is 5-months pregnant, Barack Obama says private matters concerning the candidates are off-limits and have no place in the campaign. On principle, it is hard to disagree with Obama but it seems to me that an exception is warranted when we are talking about a political party that has pretty fetishized traditional family values and Christian principles, especially during the campaign season.