Louisville Courier Journal: But She Shoots Moose.

But she shoots moose

The more Americans learn about Sarah Palin, the more alarmed they should be by the prospect of her being a heartbeat from the presidency.
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Here are a few items to add to the worry list:

Ms. Palin has now entered the cover-up mode regarding serious allegations that she abused her power as governor of Alaska by sacking the state's public safety commissioner because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state police officer.

Although she originally welcomed a bipartisan legislative investigation, she now dismisses it as partisan (even though the panel has a solid Republican majority). She and her husband, Todd, have announced they won't testify or cooperate.

Instead, the McCain-Palin campaign says she will assist a separate investigation by the Alaska State Personnel Board that she initiated after joining the Republican ticket. And who appointed the three-member board? She did.

Whoever hacked into her personal e-mail account committed a crime, and the FBI and the Secret Service are right to investigate. But it's important to note that the break-in of her private account is significant primarily because she and her administration sometimes use non-government e-mail to conduct state business. The reason: to evade Alaska's Open Records Act.

All campaigns produce some foolishness, but it's hard to think of anything sillier than Gov. Palin's notion that she has foreign policy perspective because a desolate part of Russia can be seen from a desolate stretch of Alaska.

Abuse of power, lack of accountability, secrecy and obliviousness about the world explain much of the disaster that has been the Bush administration.

Does America need more of the same? A fellow named John McCain didn't used to think so.