A Small-Town Cheney.
"Ms. Palin walks the national stage as a small-town foe of 'good old boy' politics and a champion of ethics reform...But an examination of her swift rise and record as mayor of Wasilla and then governor finds that her visceral style and penchant for attacking critics — she sometimes calls local opponents 'haters' — contrasts with her carefully crafted public image."
As if Sarah Palin's recent spate of lies weren't enough to cast doubt on her fitness for the Oval Office, the NYT delves into the Alaska Governor's backstory...and finds ugly shadows therein. "Throughout her political career, she has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and sometimes blurred the line between government and personal grievance, according to a review of public records and interviews with 60 Republican and Democratic legislators and local officials."
Throw in Palin's attempts to evade disclosure of gubernatorial e-mails, and her refusal to cooperate with the investigation into her illegal firings, and it all starts to sound so very familiar...
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McCain-Palin means the Same Failin'.
Any chance of postin a review of that new Coen Bros film?
Kevin, I know you have lots of other things on your plate and mind these days, but just wanted you to know that we miss you and your incisive analyses of current distressing events. Hope you're progressing on all your most pressing projects. Sincerely, Keara
What she said. Where are the updates?
Yeah, sorry, y'all. As you can see, updates are above, and the belated Burn after Reading review is here.
Be it the election or whatever, it's been a Bartleby the Scrivener kinda week. But, thanks for dropping by despite the lack of new content.
This quote from the Times:
"Throughout her political career, she has pursued vendettas..."
Who performed the "review of public records and interviews"?
60 sources from both sides of the aisle, and various branches of government sounds significant. But I'd really like to vet that statement before I toss it around.
Do you think the review of public docs and interviews were performed directly by the article's authors?
I googled the quote and it appears verbatim on many sites, but I can't get a source any closer than the authors.