"Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS [Spenard Building Supplies] in recent months, searching for evidence that Palin and her husband Todd steered lucrative contracts to the well-connected company in exchange for gifts like the construction of their home on pristine Lake Lucille in 2002. The home was built just two months before Palin began campaigning for governor, a job which would have provided her enhanced power to grant building contracts in the wide-open state.
SBS has close ties to the Palins. The company has not only sponsored Todd Palin's snowmobile team, according to the Village Voice's Wayne Barrett, it hired Sarah Palin to do a statewide television commercial in 2004."
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He said he paid every single bill that was presented to him.
And he eventually got away with it.
Tony Wang typed: "Ted Stevens ... eventually got away with it."
Actually, and I think this is important to remember, Stevens got off bc of prosecutorial misconduct.
Blago's attempted selling of the senate seat was also said by some to be not uncommon, although it was probably more blatant than usual. It came in commentary for a news story.
Makes me wonder why folks feel free to do deals that benefit them personally, and how long this has been going on. It does sound entrenched. Make a wrong move and the govt throws you out for doing what everyone else does.
Did you catch that Palin's husband was a member of some Alaskan secession party for a number of years? They tried to deny it too, and then the story was changed to "He didn't know," and then, "It's about independence, the Alaskan spirit, strong American values like that."
The story before this higher calling thing was that she was done with politics. My daughter postulates that she's going after Michael Steele's job.
It would be great if she could get everyone together to agree on a spun story ahead of time, discuss ways to approach each problem and defend each statement, because this is silly.