Team McCain and the Trooper

Pain is a fast-track, small-time politician being introduced to the big time. Most politicians running on a national ticket have been vetted through their record and their public appearances. Some survive the trip-ups they make and continue to hold national office (Biden, McCain, Kennedy,etc.), other do not (George Allen, Larry Craig, etc.).

My image of Palin becoming vice president of the United States is that should she be called upon to occupy the oval office - she will be surrounded by a multitude of unknown individuals (some of whom would be professionals, others would be small time themselves) running the executive branch and calling the shots on all foreign and domestic matters - and that is a fearful thought.

As for the argument that Obama has no more experience than Palin - Obama became the nominee based on the choices of some 18-20 million primary voters. Palin became the nominee based on the determination of one person that she is qualified to be one heartbeat away from the presidency. Her selection makes me question whether 'country first' is something McCain really believes in - or just uses as a campaign slogan.

TYPICAL, I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, sweep it under teh rug because it might effect the outcome?! I t's important to know whether she abused this power in office. Each of the candidates has been under srutiny for things, why should she be spared if she did wrong? I say keep going and produce a fair report, if it exonorates her, great. But, let's get real, is she is ready to be the president if McCain would be unable! ? I don't see it, in fact it's scary! And the fact that he picked her has nothing to do with her ability, It's an obvious, shameless attempt to bring the women voters over, to them and I for one am smart enough NOt to fall for it. Wake up women! You're being duped by a master. He won't even let her be out on her own! And quit with teh discrimination already! EXCUSES, EXCUSES...She'll take women back aeons! And I don't think aprading your 17 y.o. teenage pregancy issues are a badge of honor either, does it tell you teaching abstinance isn't working????

I totally agree. All this is throwing the dog off the scent. I want to know what she knows about the issues that the enire country is facing and what her plans are for that.as appose to what she has done in the little community she governs.

So she has troopers, McCain tossed his first wife for an heiress, Obama has Rezko, and Biden tinkered with plagiarism.

These are politicians - none of them are choirboys or girls.

I don't care about her ex-brother-in-law, her wayward 17-yr old daughter, or the fact that she can skin a moose.

What I want to know is what does she think about Afghanistan; what does she want to do about the trade deficit, the budget deficit, and medicare; how do we lower the price of gas; and why she is ready to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?

My fear is that we will never know, and that she doesn't know, either.

The official website of the Democratic Party has a blog posting entitled, "McCain's Selection of Palin is Lipstick on a Pig," illustrated by an altered photograph of a pig with makeup, designer glasses and pearls.

"Palin is a red herring, lipstick on the Republican pig to distract Americans from the real issue that under the leadership of the Republicans the last 8 years, our country is falling apart," writes the blogger, Elizabeth Berry, a self-described 49-year-old "progressive" from Texas.

So what is the fear. Let the investigation continue and the public will sort it out. Seems that where there is smoke there is fire....heard that a lot with the Clinton scandal.....the Republicans used that line several times to increase the funding for the investigation.....this on the other hand is in a state where the Governors husband used to be in favor of seceding from the union. Oh well...Let them and make her Queen of Alaska. Just keep her out of Washington DC. What a joke.

Barack Obama said in an interview in 2004 after he won the senate seat that he will not run for president because he believes in "knowing what you are doing when applying for a job and if I were to consider running on a national ticket I would have to start now before having served a day in the senate, some people might be comfortable doing that but I'm not one of those people. (Nov. 2004)" -- Interview on CNN

I guess he is caught up in the hype of himself too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnLozS-TnM&NR=1

Then whats the problem,let them do thier job.She doe want to Secede Alaska,so she could be a mole for the movement.This group means business,who know what they will do next. Americas at risk until we find out.McCain gave her a Goggle backround inspection.I don't trust someone who told this group KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.That is close to Treason.

I am so glad that someone here can at least think for themselves...it shows there is at least a spark of hope left for the other half of Americans.

Joking aside, I salute you in having the ability to see through some of this garbage, of having the wisdom to search for the truth and the courage to admit that you were mistaken in your original assumptions of the so called facts of this story!

I orginally posted some nasty stuff about Palin (Troopergate) earlier on the Newsweek site....Now that I have some real info, I'm sorry for jumping the gun and condeming her before I knew the whole story. Sorry.

Palin's bogus "Troopergate"



You might find this interesting....


There is a time-line and info.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072102/posts


Monegan admits to the Anchorage press that NO ONE (Gov. Palin, Palin's husband or Palin's staff) asked that trooper Wooten be fired.

Monegan is a governor appointee and can be fired at any time for any reason (or no reason)

The chief investigator/overseer (French) admitted (before any depositions or investigating) that it will be an "October Surprise", "damaging to the governor", and even hinted at possible criminal charges (aka: impeachment).

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121746477267499109.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy

NOTE: How in the hell can I take this "investigation" seriously if the chief overseer makes comments like that!!!!


According to Fox News, several top Palin investigators were spotted at
Obama Headquarters (Alaska) in July.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/AKHQBlog/2008/07

I really don't see what you are crying about. Nor do i see any reference to this spin that you are pushing. "Settle a private score" ...There is testomonial proof that she never ordered the guy to be fired. There is documented proof that requests concerning the outcome of the investigation into Wooten were within the scope of the Governor's office as the State Troopers are under the Governors control.
If you had taken time to read the suspension letter you would see that Wooten 's conduct was completely outrageous for the actions of a member of a law enforcement agency with 6 prior reprimands from damaging state property and traffic safety violations to being AWOL from job assignments to personal use of state property...6 times in a 4 year period....then to violate the gaming laws...tasering a minor and drinking and driving on duty....This guy should have been fired not suspended for 10 days....he had already served several suspensions and his continous disregard to the civil /criminal laws. Hell Colonel Grimes should have been investigated as to why he was only recieving more suspensions....Wooten deserved to be fired...plain and simple
Questioning why he wasn't fired should be concidered a natural thing and not turned into some political nit picking .

The problem is that the socialist democratic mentalists are afraid that they will lose and not be given their "fair share" of someone else's earnings. That they must probe and sling false accusations to try and discredit Governor Palin

By choosing Palin, Mc.Cain want to know how poor idea the people is.
Blame Obama's experience but choosing a inexperience VP. Blame Obama'
ethic but choosing poor family value VP. And the crowd feel happy about that. What's wrong with the people in this land?

Choosing Palin, Mc. Cain want to know how stupid the people is.
Blame Obama's experiences, and choose an inexperience Veep. Blame Obama's
moral and choose poor family's value veep. Many people back up
new shooting star. Wake up and go back your daily activity is better
than having daydream.

Does this sound familiar "Used her public office to settle a private score" this is some of the same antics that George Bush used to start a War with Iraq to settle Bush Sr. score with Saddam Hussein. Wake up , people!! ..Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? This election is too important for this country to continue to ignore the REAL PICTURE. You do not have to be a scholar or political analyst to see that the Republican ticket is the WRONG WAY! Our future is at stake.

Obama/Biden 08/12

This cracks me up. True american style - dummed down on what we know. The woman with a one liner - the bridge to know where....but you'll neve know that as Palin keeps trying to tell us differently. Please.