I can’t think of a better candidate for the GOP to run against Barack Obama in 2012 than Sarah Palin, can you? Let’s do our darnedest to give her candidacy the exposure it deserves:
Gov. Sarah Palin appears to have broken state ethics law by asking people to donate money to a trust set up to pay her legal bills, an investigator hired by the state [of Alaska] found.
“In light of the evidence that the governor expressly authorized the creation of the trust and the fact the trust website quite openly uses the governor’s position to solicit donations, there is probable cause to believe that Governor Palin used, or attempted to use, her official position for personal gain in violation of Alaska statute,” Anchorage attorney Tom Daniel wrote in his report.
Heck, when you’re a Real American you don’t need no stinking ethics! As commenter dhatten noted in his oh so dead on comment to the Anchorage Daily News story:
In a nut shell. The problem most people have with Gov. Palin, especially women, is that Gov. Palin is a hot good looking woman. Envy rules!
Well, that and her vindictive nature, complete stupidity and utter ignorance of the issues. But, hey, since when did that ever stop a Republican from attaining high office? Just ask Dubya.
And Sarah, when you do go for the brass ring, I suggest you sign up Dick Cheney as your presumptive Vice President. I’m sure he’s available and would be more than happy to resume his former position as the Fourth Branch of the Government. You know, the one that does most of the hard work (like keeping Congress from finding out what the hell your administration is really up to so you have plausible deniability) so the President only has to make the occasional aircraft carrier landing. And trust me, your base supporters would dearly love to see in a flight suit someday (no offense Dubya).
And as for all those 19 ethics scandals (that we know of), I say be proud of them. If I were you I’d advertise the fact that the state you quit on as Governor felt the need to investigate you so much. You’re a Republican, dammit! Scandals are a necessary part of any GOP candidates’ resume. And here’s another idea: maybe you can score another interview with Charlie Gibson or Katie Couric to explain your side of the story. Then when you screw up your answers to easy questions you can bash the liberal media and blame them for all your troubles. Again. Seriously. It worked so well last time, didn’t it?