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The gift that keeps on giving
The Reality-Based Community — [image] The gift that keeps on giving 1. The McCain campaign announces that Bristol Palin, pregnant and unmarried at 17, chose to carry the pregnancy to term. No mention of the fact that if John McCain and Sarah Palin's preferred policies were in place, that choice would have been hers to make. [As to the impulse to use the pregnancy to attack "abstinence-only" or to cast aspersions on Sarah Palin's mothering skills, what Hilzoy said and what Megan said . Let's try to keep some of our morals, folks.] 2. Remember how Sarah Palin was a "reformer" and "took on Ted Stevens," proving that she's tough enough to take on ...

Palin Was Director Of Stevens’ 527 Group
Crooks and Liars — So much for fighting for reform, eh? Sarah Palin built her political capital in Alaska by throwing in with none other than Ted Stevens Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three directors until June 2005, when her name was replaced on state filings. Palin’s relationship with Alaska’s senior senator may be one of the more complicated ...