According to an entry posted this morning at the Mother Jones Blog:On the night before Barack Obama is sworn in as the nation's 44th President, his inaugural committee will host a series of dinners honoring public servants it deems champions of bipartisanship. To be feted are Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Colin Powell, and John McCain, whom Obama vanquished last November. At the McCain dinner, the GOP senator, who managed to suppress his bipartisan tendencies during the hard-fought 2008 campaign, will be introduced by one of his closest Senate confidants: Senator Lindsey Graham. But McCain's No. 1 booster during the last year will not be among those hailing McCain. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, his controversial running-mate, will not attend the dinner, Bill McAllister, a Palin spokesman tells Mother Jones.
The article further states:
Was she even invited? "I don't know if she was invited," McCallister says. Don't know? How could that be? It's hard to miss an invitation from a presidential inauguration committee. For its part, Obama's inaugural committee has declined to say whether an invitation was sent to Palin. Repeated phone calls to its press office produced no answer to this simple question.
Meanwhile, Linda Kellen, at Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis is continuing to report the news, and investigate Palin's weird stance on her responsibility for what will probably cost Alaskans about $175,000,000.00 this coming year, in President-elect Obama's economic stimulus package:
"I heard today from a DC contact that you were right-on about the Obama stimulus money and Palin's refusal to request our fair share. I was told that the state had about $325 million coming through the package but Palin only asked for $150 million."
Maybe she's too busy getting ready for her appearances, being promoted by Team Sarah, after the inauguration, at National Right To Life events in the Washington DC area. Hey, what's $175,000,000.oo for Alaska infrastructure compared to posing for fundraising pictures next to destroyed fetuses?
3 comments:
Just saw this interesting tidbit from Fox News. This could be why Sarah would not have time for a dinner w/McCain on 1/19. ‘Cause I’m gonna be hangin’ with Glenn Beck, gosh darnit”
http://www.glennbeck.com/
Is this her “turning over a new leaf” opportunity with her compatriots at Fox News? Setting the stage for 2012 with people that like her and take everything she says at face value? Positioning herself for a talking head position after she loses to Bob Poe in 2010?” Heck, if I was her I'd rather hang with cronies and true believers rather than relive the unpleasantness of the campaign with people that don't all agree with me. That dinner could be mighty unpleasant as someone could have the gall to ask the tough questions like, "what do you read?" Much better to spend the evening with people that just might make you look "smart" and "capable" and like "the shining hope for the Repugnants in 2012". She's taking the easy way out like she always does. Oh, crap, I'll post this in a moment as I have to take off my jammies and put on some jeans. That way I'll appear credible.
Unless it was pre-recorded to be shown on this date, this is where our illustrious governor will be spending her time on Monday 1/19. Doing what she does best and has done for the last few days "fiddling while Rome burns"..or "doing nothing while rural Alaska starves and freezes"
http://www.glennbeck.com/
Alicia in Wasilla
AKPetMom - what a score! I love this from his site:
"It's been a highly sought after position---the 1st guest appearance on Glenn's brand new show on Fox News. After a Blagojevich like courtship for the slot, Governor Sarah Palin will be the first guest with Glenn on Fox this Monday at 5pm eastern. Set your Tivo!"
Palin was invited but graciously declined saying, "Naw, I'm not a-comin cuz it's openin day for moose huntin by 'copter up here in the great state of Alaska. Buh-bye to all my friends (cough) from the McCain campaign."
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