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To: Brumar89 who wrote (313273)	7/6/2009 9:08:10 AM
From: Little Joe	7 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793955

I doubt that Obama would have survived the kind of vicious attacks heaped on Palin. He and his supporters would be squealing like pigs. lj

To: Brumar89 who wrote (313273)	7/6/2009 12:39:53 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

The big problem in Troopergate was that Palin fired Walt Monegan, who was a very popular man. All politics is local, as they say. Most of the ethics complaints against her were indeed baseless. She was elected against a backdrop of government corruption, and she pushed for stronger ethics rules. People used the process against her, so I think the legislature will now look at reining in the frivolous complaints. Here's a rundown... Ethics complaints filed against Palin adn.com Number 18 is still open, and there's blog speculation that an impending bad result on this spooked her into resigning. If this legal trust fund is ruled unethical, it would be a financial disaster for her and some of her staff... 18. April 27: Contends Palin is misusing the governor's office for personal gain by securing unwarranted benefits and receiving improper gifts through the Alaska Fund Trust. The fund was recently established by supporters to help Palin pay off more than $500,000 in legal debts stemming from other ethics complaints, including troopergate. Complaint filed by Eagle River resident, Kim Chatman. Pending.