In case you forgot (and who could blame you, the mainstream press isn't covering it anymore) a bi-partisan commitee found Sarah Palin abused her office when she pressured Walt Monegan to fire her brother-in-law. The McCain response has been to focus on the only part of the report favorable to them, the part that says the firing of Monegan was proper."There's nothing wrong unlawful or unethical about replacing a cabinet member. You have to read the report," she said with her trademark placating humility. That ignores the fact that she still VIOLATED the the rules of the state ethics act when she HARASSED Monegan, not when she fired him.
She's trying to weasel out of this, and it's unfortunately working because of the gorgeous Friday dump. For those not familiar with the term, the Friday dump is when public officials hold off on releasing their most damaging bits of information until late friday afternoon, hoping that the story will play itself out by Monday, thus avoiding a good amount of the audience. This is the case even when a woman who claims McCain will end all abuses of power. Just let the irony wash over you there. Nevermind that she was cited for that exact offense. Nevermind that she called him 36 separate times (great humorous account of those calls here) Get on some ritalin MSM and cover this. Obama is busy with the economy as he should be, but just because you think the "news cycle" has made this story irrelevant doesn't mean Palin gets a pass for acting unethically, espescially when she claims to be on the ticket of ethics.
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