What Has Palin Reformed?
We keep hearing how Sarah Palin is such an incredible reformer, but, in all seriousness, what exactly has she reformed?
1.) She lied about canning the bridge to nowhere, and instead of canning it, used the money on other projects (but still built the road to the bridge). It saved the American taxpayers not one penny.
2.) She hired a lobbying firm to funnel earmarks to Alaska, sending millions to her former constituents at Wasilla.
3.) She ran a PAC for the indicted Ted Stevens.
4.) She is embroiled in an abuse of power scandal, in which it is alleged that she fired someone for not firing a trooper who used to be an inlaw, and then replaced that person with a high school buddy. She has recently lawyered up when it became clear she was lying.
5.) She was a member of a fringe secessionist political party who have what many would consider to be pretty bizarre views.
And, incidentally, we can add to number 4 that Palin is having the state of Alaska pay for a lawyer to stall the Troopergate investigation until after the election.
So, can somebody please tell me how this makes Gov. Palin a reformer? My friends, this is not change we can belive in.
Update: Oh yeah, nothing says “Maverick Reformer” like claiming executive privilege. My friends, that sounds like more of the same! Oh man, this just keeps getting easier.
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Comment posted at 9/2/08 at 9:18 am