1) The legislature should quickly craft legislation that tightens up our executive ethics laws. The Branchflower Report made some recommendations. They are all incremental and practical.The matter of Palin having been able to travel to New York City for an entire work week, yet do little work, bringing one of her children with, at Alaska taxpayers' expense, should not be something any elected official in our state would even contemplate, let alone do. That the chief executive could then change the public recording of its rationale, and then get away with the entire scam, shows a need for a clear statute on executive travel.
2) Find a way to keep Todd Palin from manipulating or gaming his relationship to the governor. I haven't heard any evidence that his role in the governor's office has been helpful to taxpayers. And that role seems to create problems.
3) Force the governor to press Trans-Canada on how their financing of their proposed pipeline is going. The governor stated countless times on the campaign trail this past two months, that "we're building a gas pipeline." Trans-Canada is no more "building a pipeline," than is "Denali." Palin's assertion isn't true, and it isn't even possible without Trans-Canada's financing being secure.
4) Use what we've all learned or re-learned about the governor's modus operandi through the years, as so many accurate biographical stories were written about Palin. Palin is already trying to portray the coverage of her campaign as having been inaccurate. Certainly a lot of it was, but a tremendous amount of accurate, carefully presented material is out on the web that clearly raises questions about her competence and judgement.
5) Don't let the governor continue to claim a key role in bipartisan legislation, even taking full credit for it when it suits her needs. She has had an important role in her two legislative sessions, for sure. But the post-corrupt bastards bust environment, and occasional legislative pragmatism, were at least as important as Palin's role.
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If I might add...
6.) Why were Todd and Sarah's depositions regrding Troopergate kept from the public? If Sarah's claim is to run a transparent government, why the secrecy surrounding their depositions?
7.)Why is she allowed to present a two page essay summarizing her current health status as 'health records'? Again, why the secrecy?
I do not understand why she's allowed to say "I have nothing to hide" and then hides *everything*.
btw this is Lynn-in-Australia. Sorry about the anonymous tag - I can't find my google pword - heh
I was reading you long before the Palin selection (thanks for directing me to Erin and Hig's blog too) and want to thank you for providing an invaluable service to the nation during this election. The best to you and your music. May you enjoy the Northern Lights, the Winter Solstice, and the coming of light in the new year and era.
Alaska, it is up to you to put the restraints on Palin and the family.
The lower 48 will do what we can, but we have fewer options. Gov. Palin's conduct and denial of the truth, is disgusting. Her conduct and Todd's, is so unfair to the people of Alaska. At least, I see that McCain does nothing for Arizona, but at least being stoic, is causing AZ. no financial harm.
His undoing of our Indians, is certainly cause for alarm tho.
Laws have to enacted to stop Palin's behavior, it is truly unfair and horrible. Fox News, continually singing her praises too is a sham. I hope that Alaska does not continue to pay for her "church trips"! and her affliations are worse than Rev. Wright! We, as total American citizens, have to investigate and stop this kind of behavior from infiltrating our Political System.
Alaska, we do not have the energy anymore, to keep fighting the Bush/Cheney type of politics. We have to fight for true Democracy for everyone. I love this blog--read it constantly and all others you reccommend, and circulate to all I know. I love your beautiful state, the animals and all people. I do not want to see you taken advantage of.
Add to the ethics points that the governor should not be allowed to publicly support one side or another on a an issue like her TV spot against Pebble mine legislation.
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No more per diem for living at home at the governor's convenience. If the mansion in Juneau is available she and her family should live in it. If she whats to live in Wasilla she does so at her own expense or steps down as governor. And no travel expenses for the family flying between Wasilla and Juneau.
Congratulations for posting this column, for it is a great first step towards Alaskan transparency.
I wish you all the best in trying to tame your Governor. Should Alaskans continue in a business as usual manner, there is no doubt your state will suffer bigtime.
(also can't find google id)
My heart goes out to you all in Alaska.Ms.Palin would have been a disaster for America. I am so pleased the American people rejected the notions of McCain/Palin.
NO PALIN FEVER!
The reason we received an essay on sara health status is due to the fact "Trig" not being sara child, can you imagine going back to work three days after delivery and bristol being out 3-6 months with mono??????????????uhuh she left Alaska with little of nothing and came back with "designer clothes for self and family including shoes, luggage, shoes and God only knows what else . She did a number on the gop ticket like she is doing on her traveler vouchers >AND THEN PRETEND SHE DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE TOP-NOTCH CLOTHING!!!!!!!!LIKE SHE DID NOT KNOW AFRICA WAS NOT A COUNTRY, Give me a break . She verbal abuse Obama calling him everything under the sun not knowing she was spreading the wealth be giving back to the citizens of Alaska the oil refund. Everything was all about her (mcpalin-mcclain ticket) can you imagine such. Some one needs to keep an eye on sara now we all know she is a corrupted liar and will take what she can for self and family and th
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