Active Role for Palin’s Husband in Alaska Government

[RedEarth]

Source: nyt

ANCHORAGE — In voting to issue a subpoena to Todd Palin in an investigation of the firing of the Alaska public safety commissioner, state lawmakers on Friday signaled that Mr. Palin, the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin, might have played a central role in one of the most contentious episodes of her governorship.

While that suggestion goes beyond the image presented of Mr. Palin during the Republican convention as a blue-collar family man and sportsman, it echoes a widely held understanding among lawmakers, state employees and lobbyists about Mr. Palin’s heavy engagement in state government.

In the small circle of advisers close to the governor, these people say, Mr. Palin is among the closest, and he plays an unpaid but central role in many aspects of the administration of Ms. Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president.

Mr. Palin’s involvement in the governor’s office has prompted an irreverent quip by some capital staff members when decisions are to be made that might affect the governor: “What would Todd do?”

Mr. Palin has encouraged lawmakers to support his wife’s agenda, helped her review budget items and polish speeches, surprised some lawmakers by sitting in on meetings. and received copies of top administration staff e-mail messages.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14todd.html?pagewanted=print

[mcctatas]

1. So much for strong independant woman...

I bet Hillary doesn't have Bill sit in on meetings with her Senate staffers!

[Politicalboi]

12. So much for

Executive Privilege.

[Stellabella]

2. Who is surprised by this?

The 'creed' she follows states that women must be subservient to men. She's just a front for her backwoods husband.

[Bubba Ho Tep]

3. “What would Todd do?”

That one's got to hurt.

[CountAllVotes]

4. drill baby drill!

drill drill drill! Now we know where this fine talking point came from!

Thanks for your hard work *cough* Todd! :sarcasm:

[AlCzervik]

5. Jeff Gilooly the 2nd.

[kayell]

6. Headship in a Pentacostal marriage

"But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything" (Eph. v. 24). The husband's headship in the family is acknowledged by the wife. He, being obedient in loving her, she modestly and Scripturally "obeys him," but it is the obedience of love and trust, and not of fear. She realizes that this duty is as divinely hers as his to love and provide, and in it she feels a sweet and keen delight, a figure used of God to picture the gladness with which His bride, the Church, learns and does his will. "

http://www.raptureready.com/resource/knapp/knap208.html

:scared: :grr: :puke:

[malletgirl02]

7. Eva and Juan Peron

Kind of like Eva and Juan Peron. Except, Palin is Juan, and her husband is Eva.

[bluesmail]

8. I say keep an eye on the Cheney Gang.

[ayak9]

13. Darth abides.

I'd say Cheney and his buds are neck deep in this bullshit.

I half expect to see the re-emergence of the dreaded JEBBY as the inevitable replacement for the moronic "Bride of Frankenstein" when she fizzles out, and then Frankenstein himself (old "noun+verb+POW") will have some mysterious health problem, and viola! - we'd be well into the 4th Reich. Neo-cons on parade. How about David Addington as Veep for the next eight years of Bush III?

[bluesmail]

16. not a bad thesis. My mind is digesting your information

and it is absolutely a scary plausibility.

[ensho]

18. Jeb will replace McC

nt

[kestrel91316]

9. Um, am I missing something? How does an unelected NOBODY

have an active role in any elected government?

Oh, nevermind.........

[LaStrega]

10. "polish speeches"

Gods know she needs that.

[Tyler Generation]

11. Funny

He always looks like a spineless p-whipped husband to me. The "yes, dear" type.

[Tutankhamun]

14. "Headship" would make for a boring relationship.

[kurth_]

15. If McCain wins, Todd Palin will be the real president of the U.S.

What a prospect.

[hack89]

17. How is this different from Hillary when Bill was president?

remember the health care task force? The White hose travel office?

[ensho]

19. its sad that you can't see the difference

nt

[hack89]

20. It is sad that you can't explain it. nt