12 Oct 08 Palin Shockingly Amateurish

Time Magazine gets right to the heart of the Palin problem: when it comes to politics, she’s a clueless amateur. So how did McCain and his advisors ever consider her a viable running mate? It seems unlikely we’ll ever have a good answer to that question, which leads us to conclude that Johnny Maverick just generally lacks good judgement.

Time Magazine link:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849399,00.html

Did Governor Sarah Palin abuse the power of her office in trying to get her former brother-in-law, State Trooper Mike Wooten, fired? Yes.

Was the refusal to fire Mike Wooten the reason Palin fired Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan? Not exclusively, and it was within her rights as the states’ chief executive to fire him for just about any reason, even without cause.

Those answers were expected, given that most of the best pieces of evidence have been part of the public record for months. The result is not a mortal wound to Palin, nor does it put her at much risk of being forced to leave the ticket her presence succeeded in energizing.

But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so.

Tags: ethics, Palin, Troopergate