Pinochio Knows
The first finding in the official report into the investigation of what has become generally known in political circles as “Troopergate” concludes that the Republican Party nominee for Vice-President, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, violated the state’s executive branch ethics act, which says, in part, that “each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.”
The report goes on to say, “Governor Palin knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda…” and “Compliance with the code of ethics is not optional. It is an individual responsibility imposed by law…” and “The term ‘benefit’ is very broadly defined, and includes anything that is to the person’s advantage or personal self-interest.”
So how is Palin responding to these clear, and unequivocal, statements? Apparently she is descending into a state of delusion and fantasy, or perhaps she was just out and out lying, as she told Alaska reports on Saturday that she had been “cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of unethical activity” in regards the investigation. In the conference call on Saturday she also said, “Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing, any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.”
The first finding of the report clearly states, “For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.”
Any hint of unethical activity? What’s with that? What part of “find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power” doesn’t Ms. Palin understand? If she is too dumb to get it then she is not fit for the office of Vice-President or, God forbid, the office of the President of the United States of America. If she does get it then she is simply lying to the face of the American people. That “simple” fact makes her unfit for any public office!
