By Si Dunn
Call me old-fashioned, if you wish. But I don't want a lawbreaker serving as Vice President of the United States.
Especially an ethics lawbreaker.
I don't want a Vice President who can't read, either.
On Oct. 10, Alaska lawmakers issued a report declaring that Gov. Sarah Palin "violated Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act, which states, "… 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."
According to CBS News, in a brief conference call to the press after the so-called "Troopergate" report was issued, Gov. Palin declared: ""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."
Huh? Has Alaska somehow become part of a separate universe?
What part of "violated Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act" did you not understand, Gov. Palin?
Ethics violators--especially ethics violators who can't read--have no place in government: state, local or federal.
The Republicans should remove Gov. Sarah Palin from their ticket immediately and replace her with any one of several female Republican leaders who have good records on ethics and leadership.
Karl Rove has tied a very loose cannon around John McCain's neck, and the Arizona senator's campaign is sinking fast.
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