Troopergate

Why this isn’t making more news in the lower 48 media, I have no idea. Palin is in the middle of an active ethics investigation against her for abuse of power, trying to get her sister’s husband fired.

Read this article and listen to the audio of the conversation between Palin staffer Frank Bailey and the state trooper’s office. He clearly, clearly, clearly called on the behalf of the governor, with details that only she could have supplied to him, trying to get them to fire the guy. It’s disgusting and I hope that it’s cleared up soon. Here’s the article, but listen to ALL of the audio:

http://www.adn.com/monegan/story/493360.html

Poor judgement all the way around. McCain just now getting around to sending a team to vet Palin…. He didn’t talk to any of the GOP party folks in Alaska. When did Palin really tell him about her daughter’s situation? “Last week”? That means that he took a week or less to make a decision about this? 

Troopergate is a major scandal and it’s not looking good for her. I hope the pressure stays on her ethics and her decision-making. I’m still trying to figure out how she’s espousing family values by hiding her kid’s pregnancy, pulling her from school, and using her kid’s situation to further her political and ideological agenda. The same way she’s used her office to get her ex-relative fired.

She is not professional, not a good candidate, and when all the dust settles, she probably will be in serious legal trouble as well.