Sarah Palin: A ‘Sarah-dippity’ Rise to Power

Friends, Californians, Countrywomen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Palin, not to praise her.  There’s  enough folks singing her praises.

But not the largest newspaper in the state of Alaska, thankfully.  In today’s( Sepember 5th) editorial, the Anchorage Daily News is calling for truth to come forth in the firing of Sarah Palin’s ex-brother-in-law.  The whole mess is affectionately known as Troopergate and the Anchorage Daily (unlike others) isn’t afraid to pull its punches. Here are a few key paragraphs:

Governor is stonewalling the Troopergate investigation

“Gov. Sarah Palin is taking the wrong approach to Troopergate. She should be practicing the open and transparent, ethical and accountable government she promised when running for governor and boasts about now that she’s on the national stage.

Instead, Gov. Palin has begun stonewalling the Legislature’s attempt to get the bottom of allegations that she, her family or staff violated ethical or state personnel rules.”

“The allegations are that she, her family or administration improperly pressured then-Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan to fire Gov. Palin’s ex-brother-in-law, state trooper Mike Wooten, who has been in the middle of a custody dispute with Palin’s sister.

In July, when legislators started talking about conducting an investigation, Palin denied any wrongdoing and said she welcomed an investigation.

“Hold me accountable,” she said.

The Legislature took her up on that offer. But this week, she basically told the Legislature, “Never mind.”

Wow, folks!!! We’re not done yet.  Here is how the editorial wraps up, but, by all means, follow the link and read the entire piece:

“When this investigation into Troopergate started, Gov. Palin’s response was refreshingly open. Since she became the Republican candidate for vice president, her approach has changed for the worse. America deserves the same openness and ethics from vice-presidential candidate Palin that she promised to Alaska voters in 2006.

BOTTOM LINE: Gov. Palin is stonewalling on Troopergate; the Legislature should issue subpoenas.”

Letting the smoke clear…..

If you don’t count the Miss Alaska Beauty Contest, Sarah Palin’s rise to the top of her party began in a step-aerobics class she attended with the power elite of Wasilla. That almost sounds like an oxymoron, but now we know how far one exercise step can take you—all the way to the top of the Republican Party.

Speaking of which, I see a nasty little pattern here, and it all has to do with vengeance (you know, that thing Born-agains assign only to the Lord).  Sad to say, folks, Sarah Palin fires people for any reason at any time.  Where I’m from the Bible-Thumpers call that vengeance.

I don’t know. Maybe it’s just a knee-jerk reaction when little Sarah feels threatened.  I only know Palin pulls the old power punch and tries to ruin people’s lives at the drop of a non-political hat. The firings began with those who didn’t support her mayoral rise, then moved on to the librarian who wouldn’t censor books, and now there’s this brother-in-law thing.   Who knows how many victims lie in-between?

I figure this Troopergate thing is just the one that tripped her up.

Happy tales,

Laura signing off.