Ethics report: Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power
Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket.
Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report to a bipartisan panel that looked into the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain.
…and as a reward, Ed Snider is going to make sure Philadelphia’s 2008 hockey season starts out right: with a crooked politician dropping the puck. Ed Snider may still be corrupt and contented: I thought the rest of us had gotten beyond that.
