Palin's History Of Lies

Seems like consistency is not really Sexy Sarah‘s forte.

The Associated Press is reporting that the Republican Veep candidate has a sordid history of cafeteria ethics.

To make a long rap sheet short, while Palin’s criticized other politicians for shady business, some good house cleaning has revealed a few skeletons in her own closet.

She’s taken trips on the city’s tab, utilized office resources to fundraise, accepted money without disclosing it, and in an upsetting abuse of power, pressured the state public safety commissioner to fire her sister’s state trooper ex-husband.

The ex-husband was never fired, but the commissioner was.

Democratic state Representative Beth Kerttula admitted that she’s frightened of Palin because “It’s all about the power” and “She doesn’t seem to know where the boundaries are.”

There might be a bully behind that precious winking smile.

Ciritics have to agree that Palin has actually done a little ethical straightening up in office, by tightening up state ethics laws, providing more information to taxpayers about state spending, restrictions on lobbyists’ giving, increased disclosure requirements for public officials, and posting state spending details on the Internet.

And while we’re not saying that other politicians are clean as a whistle (Because hey, this is politics), we’re suspicious of Sexy Sarah’s reluctance to own up to some of her indisceretions.

-Although she’s criticized other politicians for giving companies too much government control, she appointed the founder of an engineering firm to head of transportation

-She’s helped friends and contributors land state jobs

-She’s accused of misusing office resources to campaign against a voter referendum for tighter mining regulations, while her husband Todd, accepted a free trip from a mining company to view new site proposals

Democratic state Representative Mike Doogan said her flighty ethics are “insulting to those of us who have always done the right thing.”

It’s insulting to the rest of us too!

What, does she think we’re so dumb we wouldn’t notice?

[Image via AP Images.]