Politics Sole Cause Of vicious Attacks on Sarah Palin

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin left office on Sunday, rather than continue to allow the business of her beloved state to be affected by vicious partisan attacks against her on the national stage.

Palin has become a lightning rod for those on the left, simply because of her ability to espouse the basic values in which so many Americans believe.

Her political enemies filed a variety of ethics complaints against Palin - and in every case, she was exonerated. Now, the ultra-partisans are taking a different tack. They claim she was wrong, while governor, to raise money for her legal defense against the ethics allegations.

Solely because of attacks based on partisan motives, Palin - far from a rich woman - was forced to pay substantial costs to defend herself. Money raised for her legal expenses was used for just that, not to enrich her.

We remember another national figure, former President Bill Clinton, who, while in office, raised money for legal expenses in the infamous Monica Lewinsky case. We do not recall liberals expressing outrage at him.

Palin's political enemies placed her in a Catch-22 situation: They filed groundless ethics complaints against her, forcing her to defend herself. Now, she is being criticized for doing just that.

We think most Americans will recognize the assaults for what they are - more of the vicious, unfair politics we recall being assured were about to change. source>>>

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