Spring is springing here on the Last Frontier, and with it pops up a brand new ethics complaint against the governor. For those of you keeping score at home, that makes twelve ethics complaints in all. That number, of course, includes the one Palin filed against herself last fall so the Troopergate investigation could be overseen by the governor-appointed personnel board, instead of leaving it solely to those rogue, mavericky legislators in Juneau.
The complaint will be filed this afternoon asserting that Palin's involvement with SarahPAC constitutes "outside employment" and "misuse of official position."
Anchorage resident Sondra Tompkins, child disability advocate and mother of a special needs child, is filing the complaint after observing Governor Palin repeatedly display "a pattern of unethical behavior." Sondra believes that the tipping point for her was Sarah Palin's most recent abdication of her role as Governor and apparent conflict-of-interest when she spoke at two outside events in Indiana rather than work with the Alaska Legislature during the most critical time, the end of the session.The complaint alleges:
a) Governor Palin has entered into a contract outside of her official duties with the donors, employees, partners and any or all other participants involved in SarahPAC.
b) The recent partisan trip to Indiana by the Governor was purely to benefit personal interests, had no benefit for the State of Alaska and was in direct conflict with her official duties.
c) The Governor left the State to participate in these events during the most critical end-of-session Legislative activities, at a time where the legislators themselves are not permitted to leave
Tompkins is also one of the growing number of disgrunteld Republican voters who find themselves disillusioned with the current administration.
Text of full ethics complaint available at The Mudflats.
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i really think she should run with the delusional Bachman who doesnt even know how to measure dioxide levels.
we all know why the party of No will remain that way until they are voted out of office. they have come up against an ethical president who made the terrible mistake of being black. the rednecks cant accept direction for a black man. Americans on the other hand, see a President.
I'm sure it was because he thought it would not only intimidate the blogger, but cause the blog to fold and go away.
He was wrong! Everyone needs to have this blog on their favorites list. Truly one of the best out there, just ask Sarah!
The only thing I worry about is poorly educated, intellectually incurious people of either party being elected to national office. There are too many brighter options to waste our time, money and votes on the mediocre ones.
I wonder how the citizens of the state of Alaska feel about footing the bill for her ineptitude?
Additionally, she should do her best to not bad mouth her new grandson's father. This will create many emotional problems for the child when he gets older and will likely scar him for the rest of his life. It's not his fault he was born into an insane family, and he shouldn't be punished for this, or become emotionally devastated.