The blows to Sarah Palin, the companion McCain in the Republican nomination to the White House, continue to fall. One day after they transcend the pregnancy of his daughter 17 years, several media, including The New York Times and The Guardian, have brought to light that belonged to Palin Alaskan Independence Party
The slogan that according to the press Sarah Palin, the current governor of Alaska, recorded for the convention of the AIP this year, "Alaska first Alaskan ever," threatens to become one of the Achilles heels of McCain's candidacy, has based its campaign on the slogan "The country first." At that convention, the deputy secretary of the AIP, George Clark, assured those present that Palin was a member of the party before taking his first political post as mayor of Wasilla, a small town in Alaska.
Indeed, since last August 29 Palin outside designated Republican candidate for vice chair of the U.S., the revelations about the second of McCain questioned the appropriateness of his appointment. Among the latest news that the press has revealed that stresses hired a lawyer to represent the state in an investigation about a possible abuse of power during his tenure.
A committee of the state of Alaska suspicion that the reasons for the dismissal of the police commissioner of the capital, Anchorage, were related to his refusal to dismiss the brother-in-law of Governor Mike Wooten. Wooten was embarked on a complicated legal process with the sister of Palin for child custody of the couple. The family Palin sees Wooten dangerous and "easy trigger", as reported by the newspaper of Alaska, Anchorage Daily News.
A spokesman for the Palin has denied all the facts and has confirmed that the former governor has hired a lawyer to represent it before the inquiry commission.
Much money for a small town
But there's more. According to an analysis by an independent panel of government control, Sarah Palin spent nearly $ 27 million of federal funds in Wasilla, a town of 6,700 inhabitants, during the period in which he served as mayor. This figure might be surprising, especially when the McCain introduced last August 29 as someone who "prevented the government wasted taxes for citizens" or the woman who "fought against the federal government overspending."
In addition, Palin has been peppered by the case of veteran Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, accused of seven criminal charges in Washington. Although the former governor has distanced itself from history, the truth is that he conducted one of the political groups responsible for raising funds for his campaign.
The vice president that McCain would have liked
Sarah Palin was not among the first choices of John McCain as his second board. According to The New York Times publishes the senator still hoped last week that the election was also the Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, a Republican close to the campaign. The governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Ridge, also topped the list of favorites.
However, the position of these two politicians in favour of abortion, anathema to most conservative Christians, mobilized sectors of the extremist party which warned that the Republican convention could fail if Ridge or Lieberman were elected.
