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From: Brumar899/2/2008 4:16:20 PM
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Palin’s "Troopergate"
By Doug

I read this post on the TalkLeft blog by “Big Tent Democrat” last Sunday. It’s regarding the issues surrounding Sarah Palin’s reassigning of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, allegedly because he wouldn’t fire Palen’s sister’s estranged husband. BTD takes fellow liberal blogger Josh Marshall to task for his coverage of the issue, specifically over the fact that Marshall seems to take all the accusations against Palin at face value (guilty until proven innocent) and Marshall’s contention that this kerfuffle may hurt Palin politically.

Likely to be positive.

Quite an honest admission from BTD, who reiterates this point at the end of the post. Not mentioned in this post or Marshall’s is that, while there has been an investigation opened into this, Palin hasn’t been subpoenaed — because she’s been so forthcoming! This is another example of what I’ve noted before; Palin seems to be the kind of politician everybody says they’d like and wish there were more of. And indeed this corruption-fighting, cooperative governor enjoys 80%+ approval from her constituents.

But Big Tent Democrat goes over the accusations and the facts of the case and find no “there” there, which to me is the larger point. So many on the left smell blood in the water, because it’s all political. In the meantime, there’s no credit given for the unusual openness shown by Palin simply because she’s of the wrong party.

Hey liberals. You’re watching the movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and booing Jimmy Stewart (in a brilliant disguise).

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