Since she is under investigation for the brother-in-law thing, maybe he can replace her if she gets indicted.

Her lack of experience, while frightening, is nothing compared to her stand on issues I find to be of huge importance: Energy, Abortion and Gun Control.

And I still don't understand what he thinks she'll deliver. It can't be feminists because of her stand on abortion. Being from Idaho and Alaska, she's not going to deliver Pennsylvania, Ohio or Florida, which are critical. The only thing I can think of is her age, but that's canceled out by her inexperience.

Remember when McCain stated that Barack was willing to lose a war in order to win an election? Isn't McCain's choice of this relatively inexperienced person a version of that? Due to that inexperience, McCain is willing to put the Nation's wellbeing at risk in order to win an election.

By the way, the investigation of Governor Palin is not a criminal probe. The Legislative Council of Alaska's legislature will employ an investigator to probe the Governor's potential abuse of power which is a typical accusation against an elected official as the basis of the impeachment process.

Plus, Palin is a former beauty queen and model. Feminists just love that.

August 29, 2008, 1:14 pm
Palin Ethics Investigation
By Michael Luo

DENVER—An issue for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that is already drawing attention in the opening moments of her debut as the Republican vice presidential pick is an ongoing state ethics probe that was launched just a few weeks ago.

An independent investigator appointed by a panel of state legislators earlier this month is looking into whether Mrs. Palin dismissed a top law enforcement official in her administration because he failed to fire a state trooper, Mike Wooten, who went through a messy divorce with Mrs. Palin’s sister.

The investigation follows on the heels of Mrs. Palin’s abrupt decision in mid-July to dismiss Walt Monegan, her Public Safety Commissioner. Mrs. Palin said she wanted to take the department in a different direction, but questions emerged after Mr. Monegan said he felt pressured to fire Mr. Wooten.

Mr. Monegan said members of Mrs. Palin’s administration, as well Mrs. Palin’s husband, Todd, and the governor herself talk to him about Mr. Wooten.

Mr. Monegan told the Anchorage Daily News that Mr. Palin showed him some of the findings of a private investigator the family had hired and accused him of variety of misdeeds, including drunk driving and child abuse.

Mr. Palin told the newspaper he feared for his wife’s safety and said that Mr. Wooten had made threats against her and her family.

As part of efforts to demonstrate she welcomed the inquiry, Mrs. Palin asked the state’s attorney general to look into the allegations as well.

Earlier this month, she released an audio recording of a top aide pressing a police lieutenant about why no action had been taken against Mr. Wooten, given the allegations against him. She also disclosed there had been more two dozen inquiries from members of her staff to the public safety department about him, but she said she only knew about some of the inquiries and had played no role in them.

Excerpts of the audio recording Mrs. Palin released showed Frank Bailey, the state’s director of boards and commissions, pushing Lt. Rodney Dial in February about Mr. Wooten.

“Todd and Sarah are scratching their heads, ‘Why on earth hasn’t this, why is this guy still representing the department?’ He’s a horrible recruiting tool, you know,” Mr. Bailey told the lieutenant.

President Bush just gave Palin a ringing endorsement. Just what McCain needs.

With friends like that, who needs enemies.

I read that little Trig was just born in April and that he has Downs Syndrome. That's got to be tough.

Racist references? Again, dare I say, I have yet to actually say anything racist about anyone...



Wearing of sheep? I prefer to count them.

Incidentally, thanks for welcoming me back.

Oh, and kudos on the VP choice...not only is she pro-gun and pro-life, she's not Mitt Romney!

She is anti-abortion and will appeal to Fundamentalist Christians... I will be REALLY surprised is she appeals to women, in fact it should make it clear to all the Hillary Clinton supporters just how much McCain really disagrees with the issues they care the most about!

Her husband also worked for an oil services company or at least as a supervisor. I am so tired of these politicians linked to BIG OIL.

McCain hasn't had any big reported scandals, but this woman has lot's of scandals in Alaska now: transparency in oil bidding process, thinks the fix has been in, current ethics investigation into HER conduct - allegation is she tried to have her ex-BIL fired from State Police, and this has credibility. What was McCain thinking?

Yes, SB, the appeal to the extreme right is the best path to election for a Republican candidate. And, yes, they're down-playing her husband's involvement in the oil industry, making it seem like he's just some blue collar guy who works for some oil thing.

She opposes gay marriage, abortion and gun control, she supports drilling in the Alaskan wildlife refuge and the death penalty, and she opposed making the polar bear an endangered species.

I do hear that she is quite dynamic. I haven't heard her speak, but I was just on the phone with someone who did, and they said that she definitely makes quite a presence.

That a white woman is more electable at this point in our nation's history than a black man? Not talking primaries, we're talking general election.

Yeah, well it may just be a sop to white male working class demos who don't want to vote for Obama. They can say they voted for a ticket with a woman. Makes them feel better about making a crappy choice.

Ewe are definitely right. Nobody can pull the wool over your eyes.

The choice between the two is crappy because of the loaded issues behind it, but I see nothing inherently wrong with this election. If anything, it's a true landmark considering that we have the first black candidate with the full nomination, a female VP candidate, and another female who nearly took the democratic nomination.

All in all, not a bad job, America.

^ I see what you did there.

What I can't understand is why HER??? I can understand why McCain may have wanted a female on the ticket with him. But she's totally unknown to the American public.

The same may have been true of Barack Obama two years ago, BUT the country has been exposed to him in those two years and they now know what he's about. Palin only has two months to get herself known and that ain't enough time IMO.

Bad choice by McCain.

Well, she'd be the best looking VP ever.

Hey, Nixon was a VP.

Ewe? I get it!

Yea, try to argue that one now.

God forbid if McCain is elected and something happens to him, and she's in charge we have a person that has a BA in journalism, then became a member of her <9,000-population small town's city council, then its mayor for 6 years, then governor of less than two years

versus

A person with a law degree from Harvard, who worked as a community organizer in Chicago's South Side before serving as its district's state senator for 7 years, then serves as US senator for 3 years.

Even Fox News is "reaching" by saying Sarah Palin does have foreign policy experience "because she is right up there in Alaska right next door to Russia"

This would be funny if it weren't so sad.

She reminds me of Marcy from Married with Children

So was Geraldine Ferraro. So was Dick Cheney. So, to a degree was Al Gore. So are MOST VP picks, unless as in recent years they've already run in the Primaries.

Gov. Palin may have been 'unknown' a month ago, but she won't be for long.



Guess again.

See you in November

Well, it's worked before. We elected a relatively unknown governor of Georgia (Jimmy Carter) as president. And now Georgia is at war with Russia.

Apple, I'll answer your comments with two words - "Dan Quayle".

The Republicans are bound to follow the same fate as '92.

ABC News reports over 38 million people watched Obama's speech last night.

Double-J, my Republican compadre...

Politically, we are close to soulmates, and it's always nice to have you around to help knock down the liberal hordes.

But please, a word to the wise...do yourself and me (mostly yourself) a BIG favor and stop, stop, STOP the sarcastic references to race, either directly or indirectly in almost every post.

It isn't funny, it isn't clever and although you are apparently not worried about your reputation around here...all it does is throw a nasty wrench in what has been (and will continue to be) an entertaining and interesting thread.

Aside from that, it MAY get you suspended (again?) if you take a step too many over that invisible line.

Careful.

ON ANOTHER NOTE...whatever your 'Party', this is an extremely exciting, historic election cycle, one that will go in the books. Two years ago, Nancy Pelosi became the first ever female Speaker of the House. Not that I'm a fan of hers and the sooner her boney ass is out of that seat the better...but still, she broke the ceiling.

Earlier this year, we knew that either a woman or a black man would be the Presidential Nominee for the Democratic Party. Another first.

Now...come January 2009, our nation will have either the first African American President or the first Female Vice President.

It's incredible, it's happening, and it's fantastic to be a part of it.

Apple

Thoughtful post, Apple.

GREAT BALLS OF DOODY!!! Apple made a post in a political discussion with which I agree 100%!!??!

(running to the window to see if there's a blue moon)

Sarcasm aside, nicely said, Apple.

But you're forgetting, SC...Dan Quayle and his running mate WON in 1988.

True, Bush Sr. sailed into the White House largely on Reagan's coattails and thanks in part to the abysmal campaign of one Michael Dukakis...but still, it was the Bush/Quayle ticket that won.

Apple

How long before we see one of these?

OK, no doubt they (Bush/Quayle) won in '88 riding Reagan's coattails, but IMO they lost in '92 because of Quayle.

The VP on the ticket DOES count a lot towards who people will vote for, and I think Palin's lack of exposure will hurt more than help.