With a demeanor that would go on to launch a thousand Saturday Night Live moments, Sarah Palin was cast upon the shores of the great ocean of national politics. The world gazed in awe as this unknown force sailed into the crowded harbor, aghast at the brilliance of the silk sails and gleaming gold fittings.
The Palin Fail on abuse of power and ethics violation is a matter of record now. A non-partisan legislative council convicted her of those charges. The McCain machine response is that she wins because she does not face certain censure and impeachment due to her violations, only potential censure and impeachment. They – and most of the media – have missed the point.
The Palin administration has been convicted of rank amateurism. If this is the “executive experience” she touts, we are better off hiring an experienced executive crook like Ken Lay.
At least one person in the media didn’t miss that.
Sarah Palin, the person who at the moment is both a candidate for Vice President as well as Governor of Alaska, has been asked to repeat her High School Reading Comprehension class. Apparently, she believes that the Troopergate report released on Friday vindicates her.
Mrs. Haverschatt – Palin’s original Reading Comprehension teacher when she was a junior at Wasilla High – has said she would come out of retirement to tutor the Governor.
[UPDATE 4] 9:28pm The report is out, and in brief it says: [sic]”She definitely did abuse power and break trust with the people, but we don’t recommend a criminal investigation.”
What this means is that those of her base will continue to be excited by what a Mavericky Maverick she is, and those on the fence will have yet another reason to question every word that comes out of her mouth.
She broke the public trust and abused the power of her office.
Expect the MSM to talk about this all weekend in between discussing how much the GOP has hosed the economy.
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The “Troopergate” report on Governor Palin’s abuse of power is in the hands of the Legislative Council right now. They got their hands on the 200+ page report and 600+ pages of backup documentation this morning at 9am local time (1pm ET).
I am going to keep tabs on this and update this diary as events unfold.
Sarah Palin has seen better days. Heck, she’s seen better weeks, better months and – by the time this VP mis-choice is over – better years.
Troopergate just went nukular.
“In Dozens of Calls, Palins and Aides Pressed for Trooper’s Removal” NYT
Mudflats has a piece on Sarah Palin’s unmitigated failure to do anything for the grinding poverty of Alaska’s rural citizens. Josh, a former teacher in rural Alaska, writes:
We became very close with a family in our village that had a child drown in a steel container of raw sewage. Let me say that again. They had a child drown in a steel container of raw sewage. Their child was simply outside playing and since there is no playground equipment for the kids to play on, they play on anything, often things too dangerous for children. In this case it was something commonly referred to as a “honey bucket.” This is a steel container where house sewage is dumped since there is no indoor plumbing.
Two rallies were held this weekend in Alaska. One, for the McCain-Palin ticket. The other: Obama-Biden.
Which one got more support by about a four-to-one margin?
The image of Gov. Sarah Palin being promoted by the McCain campaign is of a straight-shooter who talks truth to power. The true image is of a person who lies repeatedly, even after being called out for her lies.
The Vice-Presidential debate offered more examples of her ability to lie with a straight face. All politicians obfuscate during debates and frequently misstate their opponent’s position. But, not all of them make up lies as they go along. Gov. Palin did that at least twice during Thursday’s debate.
One of the lies, about post-surge troop levels in Iraq, could have been caused by lack of knowledge on the part of Palin, but the other, about divestment of investments in Sudan, was a pure unadultrated prevarication.
With four weeks to go, John McCain still can’t draw a crowd by himself and the person who can fill a stadium – Sarah Palin – scares everyone who isn’t madly in love with her.
Isn’t she the American Everywoman? Isn’t she the Classic Military Mom? Isn’t she Maverick coming to save the day?
Apparently, she’s none of the above.
Over at MyDD, Scan has a great question: *”What does Palin read?”*
In fact, it is a question Couric asked, and which Palin could not answer.