Palin's been outed

On Nov 4, 6:37 pm, "frosty" wrote:
> art wrote:
> > frosty wrote:
> >> So: didn't break the law == acted properly.
>
> art wrote:
> > Obviously, you're saying acted properly==no abuse.
>
> I'm not saying anything; I'm trying to find out if you think what
> she did was right or wrong.
>
>
>
> > One of my brothers is the IS Director for the handicapped department
> > (probably didn't get the name right) for the State of Ohio. Not too
> > long ago, in a backlash to corruption by some Republican officials,
> > the Republican governor of Ohio (who had nothing to do with the
> > corruption), was voted out and a Democrat governor voted in. What
> > was one of the first things the new Democrat governor did? He fired
> > all the Republican affiliated (and usually long term and experienced
> > at their jobs) directors he could in the state government, and
> > installed his Democrat buddies. Fortunately for my brother, his
> > position doesn't answer to the governor, so he was spared the
> > slaughter. But many other professionals he worked with were not.
>
> > Legal? Certainly. Abuse of power?? I guess the answer depends on
> > which side of the fence you sit on. Ask the people who got the axe.
> > But, business as usual, no matter your take on it. Ohio or Alaska.
> > Art
>
> So, you think it was wrong, but since everybody does it, it's OK.

In politics you have to be pragmatic and accept a certain amount of
questionable behavior. If the Repubs/Clinton had not raised the
ridiculous issues of Wright, Ayers, et al on Obama, I would've for my
part probably ignored this, even though I think something in the last
year that was motivated not just by dogma (bad enough) but by personal
issues is clearly more troubling than long-ago "associations."

But it's all water under the bridge.

As a long-ago immigrant who can be very critical of the US not just
because it's in my nature, this is a time that shows me how we can
transcend obstacles, and for me to realize that this event could
hardly have happened in most of the Western democracies that I admire.

And as a non-white (though one who's never faced discrimination
myself) I'm so astounded and happy that I could see this day; it's in
my lifetime that the last black lynching happened; it's my privilege
that also in my lifetime the first black president has been elected.

Though I am not at all a religious person, I can say unreservedly that
I will pray for Obama's success.

Chandru

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> frosty