An inquiry instigated by the Alaskan legislature issued a 239 page report finding that Gov. Palin abused the power of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired. To be clear, this wasn't a politically motivated investigation, it predates the nomination of Palin, was approved 15-0 (9 Republicans and 6 Republicans) by the relevant committee of the Alaskan legislature and on and on, but I digress.
The findings are not a surprise, the evidence of the Palins' ham-handed attempts to shit can state trooper and ex-brother-in-law Wooten (probably, but not relevantly, a creep). The bigger takeaway is the incompetence of Steve Schmidt, McCain's head strategist who engineered the choice of Sarah Palin and the blind complicity of McCain. This report and its findings were foreseeable, the timeline of the report on the investigation was known and the results imminently predictable, yet she was chosen.
Palin is an intellectual lightweight not worthy of national office. Excuses to the contrary are strained, patronizing and nonsensical. She is emblematic of the sad state of politics. Find someone glib, telegenic and ultimately politically malleable and sell them to the public. Palin's nomination is an insult to politicians, the Republican party and the American public.
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