London Times: Republican Party Fractured [ANALYSIS] ·
The Republican Party is at war with itself, with the ideological cement that once bound it together eroded by President Bush's legacy of "unfinished wars, a tainted reputation for competence, record high spending, a global economic crisis and the effective nationalisation of the financial system," catalyzed by Sen. John McCain's "dysfunctional campaign," writes the London Times.
October 28, 2008
Sarah Palin
McCain Campaign Targets Socialism ·
Desperately scraping the bottom of the barrel, writes the New Yorker, the McCain campaign has turned the 2008 presidential election into a referendum on socialism. (New Yorker)
McCain Calls For Bailout Of U.S. Homeowners ·
Republican running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin said Tuesday in their first live interview that the U.S. government's top priority in the financial crisis should be to buy bad mortgages from troubled homeowners as it did via the 1930's Home Owners' Loan Corporation. (CNBC Video)
Palin Testifies In Ethics Probe ·
Gov. Sarah Palin testified before an independent investigator looking into allegations that she abused powers as Alaska's governor when firing her public safety commissioner. (Anchorage Daily News)
To Know Palin Is To Respect Her [OPINION] ·
Those who have spent time with Gov. Sarah Palin respect her, according to Fred Barnes, executive editor of the Weekly Standard. Barnes has spent three hours with her, and dismisses criticism by fellow conservatives including Peggy Noonan, David Brooks, Kathleen Parker, and Matthew Dowd.
Palin Appointed Donors, Friends To Key Posts ·
Nearly 25% of Gov. Sarah Palin's appointments to Alaska state posts went to campaign contributors or their relatives, some of them unqualified, according to a review of state records by the Los Angeles Times.
Palins To Give Depositions In Ethics Probe ·
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will meet this week with an investigator determining whether she violated state ethics law when firing her public safety director. The separate depositions by an attorney for the Alaska Personnel Board will be held out of state. (Star Tribune)
OPINION: Peggy Piles On Palin ·
Peggy Noonan, Ronald Reagan's arch word-smith, joins a growing chorus of conservatives denouncing Gov. Sarah Palin as a vice-presidential pick. (WSJ)
OPINION: Palin Offers Orwellian Spin ·
Alaska's major newspaper offers a harsh summary of Gov. Sarah Palin's reaction to the Legislature's Troopergate report, writing that she "is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation." (ADN) "Her response is either astoundingly ignorant or downright Orwellian," it continues. "Bottom line: Gov. Palin, read the report. It says you violated the ethics law."
OPINION RFK Jr.: Palins Associated With Alaskan Independence Party ·
If guilt-by-association is valid political consideration, writes Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Gov. Sarah Palin should be tied to her husband, who only recently terminated his seven-year membership in the Alaskan Independence Party. (Huffington Post) The AIP seeks to secede from the union and claim Alaska's oil fields and 20% of America's land base.
Gov. Palin Broke Ethics Act, Bipartisan Council Votes 12-0 ·
A Republican-majority Alaska legislative council voted 12-0 to accept a report that concludes Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power by trying to remove her former brother-in-law from his job as a state trooper. Their report concludes that she violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act, Statute 39.52.110(a). (Alaska Daily News)
Troopergate Report Due Out Today ·
Alaska's state legislative panel is reviewing the report on Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of public safety commissioner Walt Monegan, schedule for release today. The Alaska Daily News has hourly updates on the closed meeting.
VIDEO: Palin’s Career Launched by AIP Activists ·
Gov. Sarah Palin got an early launch to her political career with the support of Alaska Independent Party activists, Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll, who continued to have access to her as governor, according to Salon. AIP seeks secession from the U.S.
Palins Pressed for Trooper’s Removal ·
Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband Todd and her administration pressed the public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan to fire state trooper Mike Wooten more than was previously known, reports the New York Times. (NYT) The commissioner and his aides were contacted about it three dozen times over 19 months.
Todd Palin Campaigned To Fire Trooper ·
In a written statement submitted to the investigators, Gov. Sarah Palin's husband Todd Palin said he campaigned for years to fire a state trooper, who he considered to be a threat to his family. Alaska legislators are investigating whether Gov. Palin dismissed her public safety commissioner because he refused to fire the trooper. (Anchorage Daily News)