Summer weddings are all the rage among the most politically fascinating -- and polar opposite -- families. The Clintons and the Palins.
Rumors concerning every detail -- the wedding dress, the guest list, the ceremony -- swirl around the July 31 wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at the extravagant Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, N.Y., above the Hudson River.
It promises to be a glamorous A-list affair. Mother of the bride and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said repeatedly, whenever given the chance, that Chelsea's wedding is the most important thing in her life.
Sarah Palin, well, is a different story. It's rumored that Sarah Palin will not attend daughter Bristol's August wedding to her off-again, on-again baby's daddy Levi Johnston.
Although Levi Johnson has publicly apologized about some of the comments he made about Caribou Barby, apparently that wasn't good enogh for the former Alaskan governor.
Even Miss Manners has a word to say about this.
While Judith Martin, aka "Miss Manners," declines to discuss individuals "because it would be rude," she does have a few thoughts about parents who boycott their children's wedding, she told Politics Daily's Annie Groer.
It is a very serious statement that people sometimes live to regret," said Martin, the author of "Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding" written with daughter Jacobina Martin.
The regret stems from the fact that it makes the children very angry because it's a very public form of disapproval. It's one thing sitting around moaning that your daughter could have done better, but another to make clear to everyone in your entire circle that you think so.
It's not entirely shocking if the boycott rumor becomes truth. In the past, Sarah has been less than kind to Levi, who burnished his black sheep credentials when he posed nude for "Playgirl."
He further frosted the family air by stating that Sarah called her son, Trig, who has Down's syndrome, retarded.
Palin retorted, "Consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lies. Those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention."
Just last week, in a statement to "Good Morning America," Sarah gave her blessing to her daughter's union. But it wasn't exactly endearing.
As parents, we obviously want what is best for our children, but Bristol is ultimately in charge of determining what is best for her and her beautiful son. Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives. We pray that, as a couple, Bristol and Levi's relationship matures into one that will allow Tripp to grow up graced with two loving parents in his life.
On one hand, we have a Democratic interfaith wedding that has been planned for months, with happy parents and no out of wed lock child in tow.
On the other hand, we have a Republican wedding that was announced abruptly, with parents that may not attend and a beautiful love child in tow.
Is this the brave new world of Republican family values?
Rightardia congratulates both couples on their wedding plans and is happy that Levi Johnson is marrying the mother of his child. Tripp is a beautiful young boy.
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