>>BTW, thanks to Jos's aggregator, I ran across this analysis/summation: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/12/uselections2008-sarahpalin; quote: "But the Palin fall-out promises to be damaging because Troopergate is an embarrassment that is entirely self-inflicted. The stunning, quixotic choice of Palin had seemed to give McCain a remarkable chance of success. But after the dreadful rollout to the national media and now 'Troopergate' , Palin has gone from saviour to liability with a swiftness that has amazed even watchers of her meteoric career rise."
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>I think the real story here is that the Guardian would print something with a left of center slant ! ;-)

Really? It's sometimes hard to distinguish these shades between brown and black (in the color spread of European politics) which parade as red and blue. It all looks as a petty squabble between the far right and the middle far right.