Did Palin abuse power again for future son-in-law?

[Joanne98]

A critic of Gov. Sarah Palin claimed the Alaska politician may have once again abused her power to obtain an apprenticeship for her soon-to-be son-in-law Levi Johnston.

Dan Fagan, who also publishes a Web site called the thealaskastandard.com, said federal regulations require all apprentices to have a high school diploma, which Johnston does not have.

"So how is it that the governor's soon-to-be son-in-law is working in an apprentice program?" Fagan wrote in an column. "Is this another case of the governor believing the rules don't apply to her or her family?"

Called "Troopergate" by the media, an investigation of Palin concluded in October that she abused her power as an Alaska governor in the firing of the state public safety commissioner.

Palin defended her daughter's fiance from what she considers inaccurate descriptions of Johnston as a high school dropout. Palin said he is working for his diploma through a correspondence program.

Palin said she is "over the moon" about her future son-in-law.

"You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off to parent and going to school and working at the same time," Palin said in her first public statement about the father of her grandchild.

But Fagan questioned how Johnston gained entrance to the apprenticeship program when similar programs have long waiting lists. There are only three in the state, according to Fagan, and at least one of them has a waiting list of at least 100 people.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Did_Palin_abuse_power_again_for_0103.html

[Myrina]

1. "future son-in-law" who just relocated to the Alaskan Oil Fields?

Not holding my breath for that wedding to ever happen, now that she's out of the limelight.

Typical Republican family-value-lip-service: "We're only holy when the cameras are pointed at us."

:puke:

[rfranklin]

2. He's attending St. Regis University....

It's registered under the Liberian flag.

[FreakinDJ]

3. Thank GAWD that Trailor Trash is not in the VP's office

[DiverDave]

4. I didnt even have to read the story

but I did, and , yeah, she did.
My first thought after I read your question was 'of COURSE she did, she's a republican, isn't she?'

Learning to live in a 'I'm taking mine, screw the rest of you' society.
just like a good little fascist...

[Earth Bound Misfit]

5. Do bees buzz? n/t

[Captain Hilts]

6. It's chickenshit stuff. nt

[Tutonic]

7. Another Todd in training?

[Joe Bacon]

8. I'm sure Levi's Christian School Diploma is in the mail

I bet Mummy in Law paid $1.98 to get it for him, too!

[eridani]

9. Looks like Johnston is quitting and going back to school

http://www.adn.com/front/story/643519.html

As for the requirement of a high school diploma to be in the apprenticeship program, Keith Johnston said, "It's just something that slipped through the cracks." He said the lack of a diploma wasn't something that managers at ASRC caught and neither he nor Levi gave it much thought.

But now, Levi figures it's best to leave the job and pursue his education, Keith Johnston said. Levi's not eligible for the apprenticeship program without the diploma, he said.

"You guys are watching him so tightly," Johnston said, referring to the media. "He's being treated different than an average 18-year-old kid. He has to do everything by the book now."

He added: "Sarah had nothing to do with him getting hired on the Slope. If there was any help getting him on up there, it was because of my associations and no one else's."

[acmavm]

10. The fact that he dropped out of high school and didn't have a diploma

'slipped through the cracks'?

Okay.

:sarcasm:

[enuegii]

11. I guess he figured that knocking up the Governor's daughter...

counted as some sort of equivalency program.