Isn’t it fun to find out all the things about the Palins that a vetting committee should have, but to do it at the same time as the McCain campaign? On the same day we find out that McCain running mate Gov. Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, we get the news that her husband, Todd Palin, was once arrested for DUI.

A senior adviser to the McCain campaign confirmed Monday that Todd Palin, husband to Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in 1984.

“Yes, 24 years ago he had a DWI,” senior McCain adviser Steve Schmidt told reporters in St. Paul.

Schmidt was asked if he was worried about the news, and replied, “I was not.”

The story was first reported by David Brody, a CNN contributor and Christian Broadcasting Network News Senior National Correspondent.

In that original story, the year of the arrest was listed as 1986, when Palin was 22 and dating Sarah. Brody refers to the incident as “22 years ago.” He also equates Palin’s arrest to Barack Obama volunteering that he drank beer, smoked cigarettes and tried pot and coke sniffing while sitting around debating issues of the day with his friends in college. He then makes this idiotic statement:

The Palin family looks to be a big plus for McCain not a negative. My guess is that when it is all over and we learn more about this Alaskan family they will probably end up making a pretty positive impression on the nation.

Here’s my guess, David. Sarah Palin will not make it out of September as the Republican vice presidential nominee.