Sarah Palin: Is She Spoilin' for a Fight?

Interesting Facts Emerge in the Pick of Palin for VP

Sarah Palin's comment(s) during her speech at the RNC on Wednesday night attacking the media seem ill-chosen. Excerpt: "But here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators. I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion...."

It seemed odd, to me, that the young Governor from Alaska would lay down the gauntlet ("them's fighting words") and attack the press unbidden---the same press which John McCain has courted for years with frequent guest appearances on "Saturday Night Live," among others, where he always came off an an amiable old coot. Why assume that the press is Palin's enemy and potentially make enemies of those who are merely doing their job in reporting the facts of her background ? Aren't there enough real enemies out there to attack without making the assumption that the press is out to get her, thereby alienating them in the process?

Then comes word from Eagle River, Alaska, that Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan has shown the Washington Post e-mails from Sarah Palin that support his contention that he was dismissed for failing to fire Trooper Mike Wooten, her sister's ex-husband, who was feuding with the Palin family over custody and other family issues.

The February 7, 2007, e-mail came after Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, met with Monegan, asking for disciplinary action against Wooten. Wooten's offenses included "shooting a cow moose without a permit, tasering his stepson, and drinking while driving a trooper vehicle," according to the Washington Post. A phone call from Palin to Monnegan followed.

Excerpt from Palin's e-mails: "I know you know I've experienced a lot of frustration with this issue. I know Todd's even expressed to you a lot of concern about our family's safety after this trooper (allegedly) threatened to kill a family member, so you need to know that if I am a supporter of whatever we can do to build trust back into the Department of Public Safety." So, as a result of all this, Sarah Palin is under investigation for abuse of power by the Alaska Public Safety commissioner.