Palin Exposed
Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah (Barracuda) Palin has often and regularly touted herself as a "maverick" and "reformer" - having stood up to special interests and corrupt politicians. Then today, she was found to have "unlawfully abused her power" as Governor when she attempted to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper because of a family grudge. To some this might be a glaring contradiction.
Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report produced by an Alaskan bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found that Palin was in direct "violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain." Further, in an apparent effort to enact a personal vendetta on a public official who stood in her way of firing her ex-brother-in-law, the Alaska governor violated her oath to office and her promise to the people of her state. The fact that she let a "family grudge" dictate her professional behavior smacks of the same kind of decision making that the world has seen from our current failed administration. Is this the beginning of the end of her run as the GOP grand savior?
Many people must ask themselves how they truly feel about a potential VP who has blatantly disregarded her charge as a public servant. Sure, no one is perfect but certain behavior is inexcusable if it happens even once. It is important that our leaders exhibit a particular moral platitude. It is important that they hold themselves to a higher standard, that they represent the best of all of us. Palin has now shattered her image as such a leader before she has even had a chance to prove otherwise.
Troopergate has been upgraded to more than just a distraction for the GOP Presidential hopeful. Gov. Palin's apparent contempt for the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act is not exactly the first indication of her weakness as a possible Veep. Palin's interviews with Charles Gibson and Katie Couric also displayed a glaring disparity between who Palin is and who she is being sold to be to the American public. No wonder the McCain camp has gone to great length to keep her out of the public domain since the Republican convention. Her qualifications, already suspect, took another major hit today with this new information. One can only imagine how much the panel's findings will affect McCain's bid for the Oval Office.
The McCain campaign will now have to work that much harder in the coming days to sell their image of being mavericks and reformers. The brash political move to invite Palin as his running mate was an easy sell at first, wooing the interest of many but now it seems as the package he is offering is a bit dented.
Is McCain's campaign trying to sell America damaged goods?
Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report produced by an Alaskan bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found that Palin was in direct "violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain." Further, in an apparent effort to enact a personal vendetta on a public official who stood in her way of firing her ex-brother-in-law, the Alaska governor violated her oath to office and her promise to the people of her state. The fact that she let a "family grudge" dictate her professional behavior smacks of the same kind of decision making that the world has seen from our current failed administration. Is this the beginning of the end of her run as the GOP grand savior?
Many people must ask themselves how they truly feel about a potential VP who has blatantly disregarded her charge as a public servant. Sure, no one is perfect but certain behavior is inexcusable if it happens even once. It is important that our leaders exhibit a particular moral platitude. It is important that they hold themselves to a higher standard, that they represent the best of all of us. Palin has now shattered her image as such a leader before she has even had a chance to prove otherwise.
Troopergate has been upgraded to more than just a distraction for the GOP Presidential hopeful. Gov. Palin's apparent contempt for the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act is not exactly the first indication of her weakness as a possible Veep. Palin's interviews with Charles Gibson and Katie Couric also displayed a glaring disparity between who Palin is and who she is being sold to be to the American public. No wonder the McCain camp has gone to great length to keep her out of the public domain since the Republican convention. Her qualifications, already suspect, took another major hit today with this new information. One can only imagine how much the panel's findings will affect McCain's bid for the Oval Office.
The McCain campaign will now have to work that much harder in the coming days to sell their image of being mavericks and reformers. The brash political move to invite Palin as his running mate was an easy sell at first, wooing the interest of many but now it seems as the package he is offering is a bit dented.
Is McCain's campaign trying to sell America damaged goods?
Labels: Palin, reformer, Troopergate
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