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raycarey

not only does this woman fire the guy who wouldn't fire her ex-brother in law, but it seems she's also dipping into public funds.

christ almighty, she took a per diem for dinner (IN HER OWN HOME) on 312 out ~570 days in office.....and she calls herself some sort of reformer?

and then the citizens of alaska are paying to fly her kids all over the country? i wonder if that 17 year old got knocked up while joining the mile high club on the taxpayer's dime?

too bad for mccain that he didn't take the time to vet her.

Palin's expense reports under scrutiny - Washington Post - MSNBC.com

Norton

Don't think this will have much impact. Seems the case is made she has done nothing illegal under Alaska law. Looks a bit like an Obama's preacher thing to me.

It does show the liberals are not holding back on personal attacks as they have in past elections. Expect to see more of this in the future.

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nidhogg

Why is that a "personal" attack? Surely at the minimum its a question of ethics, and at worst its theft?

Bugs

Most of this seems to be on par with the rules in Alaska. Does not sit well with some of how she has been attempting to portray herself.

Palin billed state of Alaska for nights spent at home

And she seems to have rung up a smaller bill than the last governor (not that this will justify any charges that were not legal):
And it does not seem as though she was attempting to hide anything - on some of the expense reports it was clearly noted that she was staying at her home in Wasilla - while on others the reference had been deleted:

Seems the legality of some charges are still pending - such as those related to family travel.


On the other hand seems she has also declined to charge some things that she was allowed to charge:

Even if some of the charges are found to be on the frings of legality I doubt much will come of this one.

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raycarey

perhaps.

that's what grand jury investigations and subpoenas are for.
it will also be interesting to see how the 'hockey moms' who are struggling to meet their mortgage payments feel about it.

not sure how this is a 'personal attack'.

calling her daughter a slut would be a personal attack.

amen.

Norton

Bad choice of words. Would "character" investigation be a better term. Correct, theft if she is found to have broken the law as with the trooper gate investigation.

My use of personal attack was related to similarity to Obama's preacher stories. It too could be correctly called a character investigation.

As I've mentioned before, Palin's background and general lack of previous national exposure will give the Democrats plenty of ammo.

MisterStretch

But even so I think they are completely different issues. This new investigation is about something she actually did, not like the Obama issue which was about something someone else did.

I don't see that they are equal in any category that can be described as 'character' attacks. Obama's seems to be a character attack, but I don't see how this new Palin thing can be considered a character attack. It's something she alledgely did herself.

spiff

It is minor in the scheme of things, but can be taken to be a character flaw. This sort of thing does not go well with the image of a fundamentalist Christian and righteous follower of god's will.

raycarey

and she has held herself up as some sort of anti-corruption crusading hausfrau....but it's becoming increasingly evident that she was just another pol drunk on power and happy to splurge at the taxpayer's expense.

Norton

This is the core. Her stated belief's don't seem to be matching her behavior. This is the character test. People will forgive many things but not walking the talk is a no no. This per diem thing may not amount to much by itself but the accumulation of similar questions of character will have a negative effect.

raycarey

exactly.
check out obama's new ad where he shows mccain is hardly a maverick, and palin was an advocate for 'the bridge to nowhere'.

Accidental Ajarn

God, you libs are desperate. Amazing seeing RC shit all over himself time and time again over Sarah.

"It does show the liberals are not holding back on personal attacks"

Just as Karl Rove planned. Obama in his most recent speeches, seemed, well, kind of whiny. He needs to regroup. His message of McCain is running for Bush's third term does not seem to be going down well with the voters. Nor is his message of "Change" working like it did earlier, maybe because of his picking of Biden as VP makes the idea of change a harder sell.

Texpat

Why is it that every time I open these threads I feel like I'm standing on my front porch in front of two Jehovah's Witnesses trying to get me to come to their meeting on Thursday night?

I ain't going.

raycarey

you weren't invited.

have another chang and try to forget how miserable you are living in thailand.

aging one

Fox news at its best.

raycarey

not yet.

britmaveric

Well state house is in Juneau, her family lives in Wasilla. So I'd say its reasonable.

flash

maybe if she spent a bit more time with her family in Wasilla her daughter might have kept her legs close

britmaveric

^daughter is hot

Texpat

That's where you're wrong. And my vote is as important as yours. Doesn't that just kill ya? A well-respected, highly thoughtful and articulate citizen like yourself -- just like Texpat. One vote each. Assuming you're not in a jail somewhere, or French.