by blue stockings | First, Jon Stewart brings you this Moment of Zen:
Then please read this piece by Mike Madden in Salon. Here's a taste, which should be enough to scare anyone who worries about McCain's age and history of invasive melanoma (which worries me more than his age).
Soon, Todd Palin was getting copied on e-mails dealing with official state business. He had already helped write the state budget, gotten involved in personnel matters
and called up lawmakers when he -- or Sarah Palin -- had a bone to pick
with them. Apparently Palin's inner circle figured they better include
him on messages about pending legislation or ongoing controversies,
too. The First Dude's involvement in Palin's efforts to get her
ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police force have now earned him
a subpoena from the Legislature, and he also allegedly intervened to have John Bitney (a former friend) fired
from the state payroll for having an affair with the ex-wife of one of
Todd Palin's buddies. The Washington Post reported last week that the
Palins billed the state $1,371 for Todd's airfare to Washington, when
he joined Sarah Palin at a National Governors Association conference,
and for the whole family to fly around Alaska watching him compete in
the Iron Dog snowmobile race....