ABC News takes matters into its own hands in “Troopergate” matter (MORE: ALASKA AG ASKS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF SUBPOENAS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES)
The day after Alaska government emails were released in an attempt to prove to the public that the reason former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan was fired by Gov. Palin was due to insubordination rather than his refusal to fire her former brother in law, state trooper Mike Wooten, ABC News used the information contained within the emails to do some digging and to portray Palin as “anti-woman” because she supposedly didn’t make women’s issues like domestic violence and rape a top priority. Those issues, according to the emails released yesterday, were a concern of Commissioner Monegan, who went repeatedly went outside the normal budget channels after numerous requests to keep the discussion internal.
Barack Obama decries others “lying” about his record …
But apparently when it comes to talking about his own record, he doesn’t mind really lying – at all:
FYI – Tip jar added
You’ll notice to the left, just below the ad section, there’s a Paypal tip jar that will stay up for the forseeable future. You do not have to have a Paypal account to donate. I’m normally not too crazy about having one of those things up on the blog, but unfortunately for all of us money doesn’t grow on trees and there are some things I’d like to have done to the blog that cost $$.
House “energy bill” is a sham
The bill currently being debated on the House floor is a joke, and makes a mockery of serious attempts at allowing more domestic offshore drilling. Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) has issued a call to arms:
Confirmed: Barack Obama interfered with US foreign policy while in Iraq
***9/19 Update: I have issued a retraction for this post as new information has come to light contradicting some of the original information reported.***