Ethics

Reactions to Palin Resignation

By Ed Brayton

Reaction around the blogosphere to Palin's sudden and unexpected resignation as governor of Alaska has been swift and, in some cases, insightful. Max Blumenthal points, as many others have, to persistent rumors that there is a major scandal brewing involving Palin:

Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS 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.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).