By Garth Bardsley
Meghan McCain has always been one to speak her mind. While her dad was running for president, the 24-year-old daughter of Senator John McCain kept her own blog, McCainblogette.com, complete with personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes photos.
On the day before her dad's major comeback victory in the New Hampshire primary, she told MTV News that she thinks Obama is "cute." She even told a GQ reporter about her affection for Marilyn Manson's ex-wife, burlesque star Dita Von Teese, and how a guy once dumped her when he found out who her father was.
But in an interview Tuesday morning on the Monday Morning Clacker, a blog written by a friend of hers, she refused to take the bait on her dad's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin.
"Sarah Palin is the only part of the campaign that I won't comment on publicly," Meghan says.
She talked about high points of the campaign (the New Hampshire victory, the RNC convention) and the low points (the New York Times article that accused her father of having an affair), but Sarah is off-limits.
The day after her father selected Governor Palin, Meghan wrote, "This is a great moment for young women everywhere who can look to her as a role model ... I couldn't be more proud of my father!" But as of now, Meghan has decided to keep mum on the issue. She didn't say why.
In the newsroom today, everyone is watching Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton answer questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. And you can't help but notice her daughter, Chelsea, sitting quietly behind her in the Senate chamber, and wonder about the former first daughter's political ambitions. As for Meghan, in the blog interview, she's very clear on her future in politics.
"No thank you."
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