Palin & McCain: The Dynamic Duo Back Together Again

PHOENIX — Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain plan to campaign together again.

The Arizona Republican announced Wednesday that the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate will join him in Phoenix on March 26 to help campaign for his re-election to the U.S. Senate.

Palin is scheduled to attend a private fundraising event that evening. The next day, she and McCain will appear together at a public event, likely a rally, according to McCain spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan.

“I’m looking forward to getting back on the campaign trail with my former running mate, and I know my fellow Arizonans will welcome her, as well,” McCain said in a statement. “Sarah energized our nation and remains a leading voice in the Republican Party.”

Since their failed bid for the White House, McCain and Palin have had a couple of public appearances together, including a dinner in Washington. But the March events will mark the first time the pair will be on the campaign trail together since 2008, Buchanan said.

Palin has criticized McCain’s campaign since their loss, saying in her book “Going Rogue” that there was substantial tension between her advisers and McCain’s. She also details how she was prevented from delivering a concession speech in Phoenix on Election Night, and how she’d been kept “bottled up” from reporters during the campaign.

Palin hasn’t criticized McCain himself, and the senator has stood by his decision to choose Palin as his running mate and has staunchly defended her.

Earlier this month, McCain refused to discuss material in “Game Change,” a book that says Palin’s vetting was “hasty and haphazard.”

“I wouldn’t know,” McCain said on NBC’s “Today” show. “The fact is, I’m proud of Sarah Palin and I’m proud of the campaign she waged. She energized our party.”

During the interview, McCain predicted Palin will be a “major player” in GOP affairs.

McCain: I can’t Promise to Support Palin for President

I know this story is a bit old (about 2 weeks), but it just goes to show you what a weasel John McCain really is.  He brings Palin on to his team and when they lose, treats her like crap.

It’s no secret that I supported McCain/Palin early on and I wrote in a post  that a vote for McCain would be a vote for our next, next President, Sarah Palin. This is true so long as Palin doesn’t need McCains vote.  Cuz she probablly won’t get it.

I have always had issues with John McCain but this certainly puts the last nail in the McCain coffin for me. 

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Breaking News: Country Has Elected Barack Obama

Barack Obama made history Tuesday night when he was elected to become the first black president of the United States.

The 47-year-old Democratic junior senator from Illinois swept to victory over his Republican opponent, Arizona Sen. McCain, building an Electoral College majority of at least 338 votes.

McCain, speaking in Phoenix, Ariz., said he has called Obama to concede. He urged his supporters to move beyond their “disappointment,” and said Obama was worthy of respect.

Palin Cleared in Firing of Trooper

Sarah Palin did not violate ethics laws in the so-called Troopergate scandal, an independent counsel has concluded. An investigator hired by the Alaska Personnel Board concluded that Palin did not violate the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan because he refused to fire her sister’s ex-husband, Mike Wooten.

The finding contradicts an October 10 report by the state Legislature that concluded Palin tried to have Wooten fired, thereby violating rules designed to prevent the personal lives of public officials interfering with their work.

Palin tried to stop the original investigation when she became the Republican vice-presidential candidate. The Alaska governor ultimately settled on having the Personnel Board perform the investigation.

The new investigation was conducted by Timothy Petumenos, who was hired as the independent counsel for the Personnel Board. Petumenos argued that the original investigation, conducted by former state prosecutor Steve Branchflower, was based on the wrong state law. Petumenos also suggested that Branchflower misinterpreted the evidence.

“There is no probable cause to believe that the governor, or any other state official, violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with these matters,” Timothy Petumenos, the Anchorage lawyer hired to conduct the investigation, wrote in his final report. 

“The Alaska Personnel Board has determined in this case, because there was already in some respect the sanction of public approbation and many conclusions and opinions reached with respect to this matter, that it was critical the report be issued now and in a timely fashion,” Petumenos said.

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Despite the conclusions of Branchflower’s October 10 report, Palin declared that she had been “cleared of any legal wrongdoing” in the matter. Her attorney, Thomas Van Flein, argued the Branchflower report had wrongly interpreted state ethics law.

 

“The governor is grateful that this investigation has provided a fair and impartial review of this matter and upholds the governor’s ability to take measures when necessary to ensure that Alaskans have the best possible team working to serve them,” Van Flein said.

 

Petumenos said he had been “working until midnight and beyond” to complete the report before the election and had hoped to deliver it to the Personnel Board last week.

Could this report help the McCain/Palin ticket?

Let Palin Be Palin…

The Yolo Cowboy, who is a Contributor here and with whom I have blogged with for a couple of years had a great post about Sarah Palin. I thought it was a great point and wanted to share it with you…