Palin & Orwell

Editorial in this morning's Anchorage Daily News.

clipped from www.adn.com Palin vindicated? Governor offers Orwellian spin Sarah Palin's reaction to the Legislature's Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation. She claims the report "vindicates" her. She said that the investigation found "no unlawful or unethical activity on my part." Her response is either astoundingly ignorant or downright Orwellian. Page 8, Finding Number One of the report says: "I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act." In plain English, she did something "unlawful." She broke the state ethics law. Palin's response is the kind of political "big lie" that George Orwell warned against. War is peace. Black is white. Up is down. You asked us to hold you accountable, Gov. Palin. Did you mean it? Bottom line: Gov. Palin, read the report. It says you violated the ethics law.