Shame (Or The Lack Thereof)

This is a little like asking, "Gov. Palin do you still beat your children with broken bottles?"

The tax-cutting Miss Congeniality found a comfortable place alongside “Sarah Barracuda’s” tangling with her political opponents. Repeatedly, Palin has appeared single-minded, almost close-minded, in her decision-making. The librarian director Palin spared, Mary Ellen Emmons, recounted an uncomfortable discussion with Palin. Palin asked her if she “could live with censorship of library books.” Fortunately, censorship never happened. Palin said the conversation was only a “rhetorical” exercise.” Nevertheless, it is an “exercise” few politicians dare broach.

Yes, that's right. It is fair and above board to take the uncorroborated word of someone Palin was threatening to fire at face value. It is further fair to paint Palin as a potential censor (book burner?) for something she didn't do.

Wait a second, I guess its not fair at all. It's McCarthyism plain and simple.