THIS IS A SAD REFLECTION OF AMERICA

VIA HUFFPO:

MSNBC is reporting that the Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston may receive up to $300,000 for the first pictures of their son Tripp.

The price didn't soar immediately, according to the sources, because Sarah Palin stories just didn't sell all that well for the weeklies on newsstands.

The drug-related arrest of Johnston's mother, however, caused the price tag for the photos to go up.