Friday, August 29, 2008

VP pick Palin has one big issue in her background, no visible stance yet on undocumented workers

Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has only a bit of baggage to carry as the GOP's VP nominee.

The state Legislature there just initiated an investigation of her office for the firing of the state's highway commissioner. Firing is something she has done frequently with members of the good ol' boy bureaucracy she has encountered there. But her latest action may be different, since critics have claimed she fired the commissioner for not getting rid of a state trooper who got a divorce from her sister.

The LATimes has been keeping up with this story, so it will be interesting to see what it publishes this weekend.

After a quick Google search, Palin apparently has no visible and visceral stance on undocumented workers in the United States. Hopefully, she'll be more moderate in her beliefs as McCain had been and still could be if elected. The next 67 days until America votes will tell.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I looked for a position from her on immigration and by extension undocumented workers, and I couldn't find anything either.

However, I think that since she grew up in Idaho, she may vaguely remember brown faces working the potato fields.