14 Nov 08 Joe The Leech
The infamous “Joe the Plumber”, whose name isn’t Joe and who isn’t a plumber, now has his very own website. Yes boyz and girlz, “Joe” is now Sam the Republican blogger. He hasn’t said much so far, just some tripe about taking back our country from the elites in Washington. His theme is Secure Our Dream, and by that he means secure his dream by sending him money.
A “Freedom Membership” in his “We Are Joe” organization costs $14.95. And just look at what you get for your money: a free copy of the book he hasn’t written yet, and your email address goes on his “newsletter” spam list. Oh, and you also “Become an integral part of an American movement to restore our government to the people.” Sounds like a great deal for Joe!
25 Oct 08 McCain Lacks Volunteers
Despite denials from the McCain campaign staff, they’ve had to hire temporary workers in Florida to do the precinct work usually done by volunteers. And they really don’t want anyone to know that they’re doing it, see for yourself lol.
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.
10 Oct 08 Palin Abused Power
Sarah Palin and her husband Todd abused the authority of the Alaska Governor’s office by attempting to have an Alaska State Trooper fired for personal reasons. This was the primary finding of the Alaska Legislative Council, a group which consists of 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Any suggestion that this report was the result of a partisan political process or politically motivated is a ridiculous assertion. I’ll say it again: 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats are on the committee that reported today that Sarah Palin mis-used the power of the Alaska Governor’s office.
Anchorage Daily News link:
http://www.adn.com/palin/story/552393.html
A legislative investigation has concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister.
The report by investigator Steve Branchflower was made public late this afternoon by a 12-0 vote of the Legislative Council, which authorized the investigation.
Branchflower Report Findings link:
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132565
For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides:
The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.
Read the full Branchflower Report (pdf)
http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/10/10/16/Branchflowerreport.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf
