Let Sarah Palin go

In a reverse sexism move the McCain campaign has been asked to quit shielding Sarah palin from press. It is very important that she speaks to the press considering shes going to be closer to the presidency than any women in history, and we know close to nothing about her polical views. So We here at VP-Palin demand "Let Sarah Palin go"

Compassionate Palin

Apparently, despite Alaska's relatively meager population, it has some of the highest rates for violence against women. The rape rate is 2.5 times higher than the national average. I find this a very troubling statistic, but is there really much more that legislature can do to protect women? Probably not, but each city, county and state does have a responsibility to investigate these crimes and charge violent offenders.

In most places in the US, legislature has been passed to provide rape kits at no cost to the victims. Charging victims for rape kits as part of a police investigation was banned by Alaska legislature in 2000, but Palin reportedly cut the miscellaneous costs budget by more than half while she was mayor of Wasilla. Rape kits were paid for by this fund, but were not specifically mentioned.

Police Chief Fannon, who was appointed by Palin, has been adamantly against paying for rape kits with taxpayer money. He says that rape kits could cost the city atleast $5,000 more per year.

Although Palin cut funding for several programs that helped female victims of violence, the McCain-Palin campaign claims that Palin increased funding for shelters that house and care for victims of rape and domestic violence, and that it is a priority for her. Many people are asking how a mayor could govern a city without being aware of the police chief's endeavors.

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Trooper Troubles - The Plot Thickens

There is an ongoing investigation about Governor Palin's dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan and the possible connection with her sister's ex-husband, State Trooper Michael Wooten. It turns out this investigation may be halted by a law suit filed Tuesday against two Alaska senators and a former prosecutor, who have all been investigating Monegan's dismissal.

The suit against the investigators was filed by five republican lawmakers. Because the senators and former prosecutor are democrats, they

"are conducting a McCarthyistic investigation in anunlawful,biased, partial and partisan political manner in order to impact the upcoming Alaska general and national presidential elections."

Since the suit was filed by five republicans, might they also be biased and partisan? And might they also be trying to impact the upcoming elections in their favor by impeding the investigation?

I'm not suggesting that either side is right or wrong, but people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Why must everything in politics be biased and partisan? It seems as if we have a civil war going on between two strong, opposing factions in this country. So, I don't think either side has any right to call the other "biased", it's very clear that they both are.

Why does it matter if Monegan was fired because he refused to take complaints regarding Trooper Wooten seriously? Well, if it were true it would prove that Palin has been lying about the issue. It would also suggest to me that she might be prone to make decisions emotionally; for example, trying to get the trooper fired because of a family dispute. I think I would rather have a logical and rational leader, personally.

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Woman to Woman

Governor Palin recently commented in an interview with Charlie Gibson that she thinks Obama may regret not having picked Hillary Clinton to be his running mate. She's not the only one that's saying so, many people online are now criticizing Barack's VP choice and Palin has undoubtedly stolen the spotlight.

Hypothetically, what would the race be like if Obama changed his mind and Biden bowed out to allow Hillary a chance to be on the presidential ticket? Palin and Clinton have been rather respectful of one another thus far, but how interesting an election it would be if the two of them were pitted against each other.

I was personally surprised that Clinton wasn't the vice presidential candidate to begin with and it seems she would be an even better choice for Obama now that Sarah Palin is on the republican ticket. It does seem like an excellent way for Barack Obama to get the democrats back into the spotlight. How is it that the democrats are passing up the opportunity for a good publicity stunt?