Palin and Troopergate

This Palin thing is minor compared to the Acorn issue. Manipulating elections is far more frightening then firing a commissioner whom you have a right to fire.

Toni Foulkes, a member of Acorn’s National Association Board, confirms that Obama’s post-law school "Project VOTE" was undertaken in direct partnership with Acorn. Obama was also a key figure in Acorn’s annual leadership-training seminars. Obama was also always supportive of Acorn’s signature issues in the Illinois State Senate. He introduced Acorn-friendly legislation on living wage and banking practices. These banking practices included forcing bankers to give loans to people that couldn't afford them.

Palin's errors in judgement pale next to Obama's. So do McCain's.

1. The Ethics inquiry concluded that Palin was 'proper and lawful' in firing a state commissioner - but failed to keep her husband from meddling in the trooper's discipline.
2. McCain was also cleared of impropriety but criticized for poor judgment.
3. Four of the Keating five were Democrats.

In fact, so distressed was McCain about the Keating affair that he went on to introduce legislation to prevent that type of thing from happening again.

I used to say that what was great about America is that we all get one vote. Apparently that isn't so anymore. Several in America have already had more than their share of votes this month. This is what's really frightening. Troopergate is nothing compared to that.

But posting this on the Political Animal Blog by Steve Benen and Hilzog does no good. He first deleted and then blocked this posting on one of his pages. On another, other posters had commented before he could delete it, but I'm not allowed to respond to questions from those comments.