Meme, 10 good things

[gridlore]

Post 10 things that are going right in your life right now. I don't care how small. You're happy with your cup of coffee. You saw a flock of geese flying over. ANYTHING. Things that make you happy. Things that make you smile. No pressure.

It's small and it's simplistic, but maybe for the time you are compiling your list, you'll forget about the bad going on and focus on something good.

1. The Sarah Palin ethics report is out. GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!


2. The Dodgers are down two games to none in the NLCS. Go Phillies!


3. I survived a few hellish days at work, and came out looking good.


4. There are several books waiting to be read this weekend.


5. Also, a lot of good DVDs


6. kshandra and I endure, even thrive on occasion.


7. Nearly thirteen years of remission.


8. Tommy Lasorda will not be the marshal of the SF Columbus Day parade.


9. My watch is hyper-accurate.


10. I have a samurai in Nethack about ready for an ascension run.

Comments

[vayacondia.livejournal.com]

The Sarah Palin ethics report is out. GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

It's an "October I'm-not-surprised!"

too bad for you.....

[redc1c4.livejournal.com]

that #1 isn't true:

Finding Number Two

I find that, although Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety. In spite of that, Governor Palin's firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.

which of course, contradicts finding #1. especially since she didn't fire him but gave him a reassignment that he quit rather than accept. even Monegan says that firing the cop in question was never demanded:

"For the record, no one ever said fire Wooten. Not the governor. Not Todd. Not any of the other staff," Monegan said Friday from Portland. "What they said directly was more along the lines of 'This isn't a person that we would want to be representing our state troopers.' "

link to the whole report here:
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/134db782-50f0-42e5-8171-791804d9fbc1



and we've know all year that the Dodgers suck.

(just not as bad as the Giants. %-)

have a couple beers: you'll feel better in no time.

Re: too bad for you.....

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I don't find townhall to be an unbiased source. The probe found that Gov. Palin had violated Alaska's statutes on abuse of power. This was the board that has seven Republicans and four Democrats, remember.

The thing that strikes me is how vindictive this entire family is. Not a quality I find charming in national leaders. Reminds me of Nixon, frankly.

facts are stuborn things

[redc1c4.livejournal.com]

the townhall link was to the official report, but since you won't go there, try this one: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/132565 they also have a link to the entire report, and have listed all findings, of which #1 & 2 are the meat, and which contradict each other.

Finding Number One

For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides

The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.

Finding Number Two

I find that, although Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety. In spite of that, Governor Palin's firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.
/end quoted material

you can't have it both ways: either she's in violation and the action was therefore illegal, or she isn't in violation and her acts were legal.

more importantly, this report is not "from the board" but rather the investigator hired by the same guy who promised before they started that the final report would be damaging to Palin. sounds more like a communist country than America. the board simply voted to release the report, they haven't endorsed it..... but you're free to believe whatever you want.

to paraphrase Ron, it's not that you're wrong, it's just that you know so much that isn't true.