Already beleaguered about her ‘presumed’ incapacity as future VP of the world’s biggest economy that might soon be no more because of the economic meltdown and controversial bailout, Palin has now been found guilty of abusing her gubernatorial powers in her native Alaska. The state legislature probe asserts that Palin dismissed a senior state official Mr. Monegan for not firing a state trooper Mike Wooten. This might sound like any ordinary day in the life of Alaska’s governor except that Wooten is the governor’s former brother-in-law who is in a bitter custody battle with the governor’s sister.
If that sounds like a story that is discussed inside one’s kitchen, this development takes the cake: the investigation was a partisan-led inquiry sponsored by supporters of Obama. If personal grudge is behind her abuse of power, the probe’s exorbitant 263-page report is an indication of what being the running mate of Republican standard bearer John McCain has to offer in the dirty world of politics. Surely, the report would have less number of pages if she were just plain governor.
Reality bites, though. Legislators cannot indict the governor. That is a function of Alaska’s Personnel Board. Yet, the board can only refer the violation to the president of the State senate. That might take a longer time to process, making the smear job useless in the face of things. With US elections coming up in a few short weeks, we can only expect for the plot to thicken some more. The ordinary American at this time, however, is more concerned with keeping his house from being foreclosed and calming himself from the prevailing collective economic panic, rather than on an alleged injustice done to some state trooper. In PR propaganda, this is what might be called wrong timing.
Via: BBC
Tags: Alaska, Alaska Governor, McCain, Obama, Palin, republican, Troopergate, US Vice-President