Ethics

Palin Keeps Digging

By Ed Brayton

The old adage goes something like this: when you find yourself stuck in a hole, stop digging. Sarah Palin seems not to have learned that. After making that absolutely bizarre resignation speech and walking away from her elected office, she's now offering a new reason for leaving:

Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines...

"I am now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values of less government intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security, and much-needed fiscal restraint," she said.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).