9 "scandles" in 48 hours, is that some kind of record?
1) The news that Palin once backed the Bridge to Nowhere went national.
2) It emerged that Palin has links to the bizarro Alaska Independence Party, which harbors the goal of seceding from the union that McCain and Palin seek to lead.
3) The news broke that as governor, Palin "abused" an earmark system she now opposes--to the tune of $27 Million. Earmarks + Bridge = Fiscal Reformist?
4) The news broke that Palin's 17-year-old daughter became pregnant out of wedlock at a time when the conservative base had finally started rallying behind McCain's candidacy.
5) Barely moments after McCain advisers put out word that McCain had known of Bristol Palin's pregnancy, the Anchorage Daily News revealed that Palin's own spokesperson hadn't known about it only two days ago.
6) It came out that Republican lawyers are up in Alaska vetting Palin -- now, more than 72 hours after it was announced that she'd been picked.
7) Palin lawyered up in relation to the trooper-gate probe in Alaska -- a move that ensures far more serious attention to the story from the major news orgs.
8) Palin *nearly* had her position as Mayor recalled, due to some "unusual" reason(s) for firing the Police Chief.
9) The lawyer for Palin's "Troopergate" investigation wants to have the state Personnel Board handle the proceedings/investigation. It's sure couldn't hurt that this 3 member board was appointed (i.e. hand picked) by the governess herself. Say it with me, kids: conflict of interest.
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Now, I have tried...really I have...to be fair in my criticism of members of both the Republican and Democratic party. I don't want to spill the beans about one side vs. the other, but quite honestly, the Dem's are making my job difficult.
On the other hand, the Replublicans are the China of the political process: they've won the most gold medals in the "scandal count".
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There are a few unfortunate things about this entire situation:
First, her daughter is now a "public figure" and her pregnancy is no longer a "private" matter. Regardless of her decision to marry, adopt, abort, whatever...it is now more than just a family decision. It's going to be scrutinized and criticized by everyone that hears about it. Everyone will have an opinion, even if it never passes their lips.
Second, if (when, in my view) the McCain/Palin ticket comes in 2nd place, a promising political career will have been "de-railed" for several years. If the Republicans were so "high" on her, they really "tipped their hand" by rolling the dice so early with her career, just to *try* and win the votes of some "disenfranchised" Hillary supporters. Palin's choice is not going to swing the vote McCain's way, and in fact, has created a series of more headaches than necessary.
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