Update: Sarah Palin Ain't No Hilary Clinton! But She's a Scoundrel

This is a Palin update: We know that little Miss Sarah is experiencing difficulties both within her immediate family and within the larger GOP family. OK, so who's immune to a little family feuding? No big deal, right!

However it would be a serious mistake to judge Miss Sarah's problems too lightly. As my original post indicates, Palin cut ethical corners at every turn and did so with a sense of impunity that would have given most mere morals real pause to stop and reflect, but not Miss Sarah. Nope! Her behavior is not bounded by the ethical conventions that rope the rest of us in.

Now we're told that the Alaskan legislature (heavily dominated by her fellow Republicans) has rejected her nominee for the States Attorney General. Why? Because among other things he's an avowed racist and that's compounded by the fact that he thinks, men ought to be able to "rape" their wives. What a SOB! The following paragraph is from today's NY Times:

Her controversial nominee for state attorney general, Wayne Ross, was rejected Thursday in a 35-23 vote by the Republican-controlled state legislature after a week of damaging confirmation hearings that revealed a string of past controversial comments. Ross came under fire for his past defense of a Ku Klux Klan statue and a 1991 quote that said: "If a guy can’t rape his wife… who’s he gonna rape?"

Palin said in a statement that she was “surprised” by Ross's rejection. “Mr. Ross is a fine Alaskan,” she said. “He is held in high esteem by many Alaskans. I appreciate his willingness to serve the public.”

The legislature also made clear this week that it will rebuff the governor's effort to reject more than $400 million in federal stimulus funds and instead will accept all the money.

Palin was skewered by her Alaska rivals for leaving the state during the last week of a contentious legislative session to come to Indiana.