Troopergate report: Palin abused power: Walt Monegan firing | Anchorage Daily News

After more than 7 hours of debates, the Legislative Council has finally voted yes to invoke special power in investigating the selling of Lehman minibonds. The two notable persons who opposed to this motion were David Li Kwok-Po, Chairman of Bank of East Asia and Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee. It is not surprising to see this motion pass because all the political parties in Legco are pro-masses and supporting this motion. But the passing of this motion has great impact that the legislators may have... more

Should the Legislature punish the Palin administration for the abuses of power found in the Legislative Council’s investigation? So far: Yes:  48% No:  52% VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!! And here is the 5:00 story on Alaskan’s for Truth with the lovely CC: ... more

southpol : How Projected Surpluses Became Deficits: Main Causes Were Tax Cuts and Higher Security Spending ... more

Editorial - Gov. Palin’s Worldview - NYTimes.com : As we watched Sarah Palin on TV the last couple of days, we kept wondering what on earth John McCain was thinking. If he seriously thought this first-term governor — with less than two years in office — was qualified to be president, if necessary, at such a dangerous time, it raises profound questions about his judgment. If the choice was, as we suspect, a tactical move, then it was shockingly irresponsible. ... more

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Cult of Mac » Google Chrome sets sights on Saf—er— Windows?!? : Why Apple Isn’t Worried about Safari or Anything else for that Matter Apple isn’t worried about Safari because Google has done gone and promised to continue development of a webkit-based browser for free. If you were Steve:  some other company decides to use your technology to build a browser for your platform and release all their improvements back to you ? Letting that happen would be what we consultants call a “ ... more