I read the first two pages of the "short" article you linked ;-. I had read the same things previously. Was there something revelatory and/or exculpatory at the end? (Old journalism adage: Start with Revelations, not Genesis).

Uh, "enquiry"? ;-) Are you a closet Anglophile?

>While I think it is a legitimate enquiry to make for a nominee, I don't see any wrongdoing there (did you read the article I sent?). There are always enquiries into expenditures in the Governor's office:
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>>I think it is a legitimate story. You're seriously OK with her billing the state a per diem for staying in her own house, and travel expenses for her husband and kids to fly between Juneau and Mayberry? (whatever the name of the burg is where she's from -- Mozilla? gorilla?)
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>>>Exactly the point, she does come out well and was completely within state guidelines. But the casual reader sees the headline "Palin expenses under scrutiny" and makes a negative assumption.