So, dear read, I hear you asking, "Combat Queer, why are you sharing this story with me. The campaign's over. Palin lost. Stop pointing out what a trashy place Wasilla, Alaska is."
But you, dear reader, are missing the point. Frankly, there' are lots and lots of places in America where stupid people get caught selling Rush Limbaugh's favorite pick me up. Frankly, Republicans buying and selling perscription drugs in small town America is about as American as corn syrup-laden apple pie, paying lip service to the civil rights movement, blindness to the dangerous of imperialism, or handing out small pox infected blankets to the indigenous people. It's a part of who we as a nation.
But you know what stands out to me about this article? There's a little snidbit toward the end, after the description of Bristol's mother-in-law's clever "coffee" gambit.
Ah, here it is:
"The trooper's affidavit indicates that Sarah Palin's candidacy factored into the investigation, with state officials delaying execution of a search warrant until this month, when Johnston was "no longer under the protection or surveillance of the Secret Service.""
Oh my goodness gracious, what's this? Palin's candidacy protected a drug dealer, allowing her to continue to sell soul killing poison for several more months. I mean, it makes sense. Of course the right and proper use of the Secret Service is to protect drug dealers from arrest. That's just how things should be.
Seriously folks, seriously: Are Republicans capable of, or rather(I'll concede) is the Republican Party leadership capable of using power in ways that don't harm this country? Do they do anything other than try to benefit themselves while harming others?
Seriously, I think I need an example of them doing something good. (And no, empty promises about abortion do not count, as they actually do more harm, rather than less)
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