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September 22, 2008

Alaskans, meet your new Governor: John McCain

It seems that Sarah Palin is no longer in control of the Alaska state government.

ANCHORAGE -- Jerry McCutcheon went to Sarah Palin's office here last week to request information about the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, the scandal that for weeks has threatened to overshadow the governor's role as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate.

McCutcheon was given a phone number in Virginia to call: the national headquarters of the McCain-Palin campaign.

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A recent call to John Cramer, the head of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs -- who clashed with Palin during her years as mayor of Wasilla -- was returned by a McCain campaign operative who had just arrived from Washington, D.C. "John who?" she asked.

Nothin' says "ready to be a 72 year old heartbeat away from the Presidency" like abdicating the state government to McCain staffers 4,300 miles away in Virginia or campaign operatives who don't even know who they are ansering the phones FOR.

If, God forbid, McCain were to die, who would be running our government? Clearly not Sarah Palin, although she'd get the title...

I can see it now. Russian PM Putin puts in a call via the infamous red phone during a brewing crisis. Staffer picks up the phone, "Sarah who?"

(hat tip: Jack Bog)

Posted by Kevin at September 22, 2008 12:16 PM