Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who’s leaving public office in two weeks, raised nearly $733,000 since starting a federal political action committee.
Documents filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission show Palin, who pledged to keep her hand in politics even though she’s stepping down as governor, has donated $10,000 to federal candidates through SarahPAC, USA Today reported. Her political action committee was established in January.
Palin gave $5,000 each to Arizona Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who tapped her to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential election, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
SarahPAC ended June with nearly $457,000 cash on hand, USA Today reported.
Maybe Levi knows exactly what he’s talking about, eh?
#14 Uncle Dave
In the end, Palin is selfish and will split the Republican party (and America along with it if she could – rich/poor, rural/urban, religious/non, etc).
A few Republicans see the danger, not just for their party, but beyond.
I think Sarah Palin is the biggest joke in politics recently, but she’s entitled to her dreams of public office and can raise money for it if there are fools^H^H^H^H^H people willing to donate. She doesn’t have to give any of it to anyone, as far as I know, she can just save it up. And lord knows it takes a lot of money to run for office.
As far as I’m concerned, let the Republicans give as much money as they want to her, it’ll mean that much less for the Republicans who seriously have a chance of getting elected.
Sarah who?
Didn’t there used to be a governor from one of the Northern States named Sarah Nalin or Pailen or something, who quit politics because it was too strenuous on her family?
Is this the same person or someone else and why should I care?
PAC contributions are tax deductible and thus that makes it my concern?
My take on the article. It is the print equivalent to static on TV and radio. At most it means nothing.
My momma had a word for people like Sarah Palin: Cheap. Like in cheap jewelery or a cheap suit. Flashy on the outside, but not really good quality inside. Everything she has said and done just proves the point: Wanting to sound smart and well read(when she is neither), dress like a tart (when she’s over the hill), wanting to be liked (but vindictive when crossed) and on and on. John McCain will forever be classed as a fool for putting her up for a job he should have known she was utterly unqualified for.
She may be incompetent but she can rake in the money from the sheep.
THAT is the biggest threat to look out for.
OK, let me do some math. $733k minus $10k minus $457k equals $266k. The PAC has been in existence just over 6 months and has spent $266,000 dollars in what? Office rent, phone lines, postage, lawyers? Most probably went to the for-profit fund raising firm hired by SaraPAC.
If you want to see who is really behind her, look at the fund raising firm and who else they have worked for. That will probably be informative.
#10 As this is a federal PAC, I do not believe any of the money may go to her legal fees. My reading (which may be wrong) is that the money collected can only go to campaigns of others and to pay the PAC’s administrative expenses. A separate entity would have to be set up to solicit money for her legal defense. And my understanding of this is that the state of Alaska is responsible for paying any legal defense of her, using lawyers already on the state payroll.
#27 if Alask were fronting her legal bills she would not have run up $500K in legal bills defending herself, would she?
Well maybe with her half a million in PAC money she and her husband can finally secede from Alaska and we don’t have to worry about her anymore.
#27, I was curious, too.
It seems she’s even willing to donate to Democrats. Interesting.
http://tinyurl.com/m36egc
#30, LL,
I couldn’t see any where in your link where Palin would donate to Democrats. What I did see though is this:
Andree McLeod has filed four ethics complaints against Palin and top aides. She said she’s doing what Palin expects. When Palin was sworn in as governor in December 2006, McLeod recalled, she said, “Alaskans, hold me accountable; and right backatcha. I’ll expect a lot from you too.”
Hhmmm, sounds like Palin challenged people to keep her honest.
BUT, her lawyer was hired by the Legislature to defend her. Any actions drone by her in her role as Governor would, and should, be paid for by the State.
Plus, her PAC is up to nearly a million.
http://www.adn.com/palin/story/863368.html
I don’t admire Palin, but I do agree with Rush Limbaugh that many people like me who do not have herpes don’t know what it is like to suffer with that ailment. I am sure the scabs can be messy and uncomfortable, and you would think that she would be more sympathetic to STD research, seeing as her state has one of the highest rates in the US.
#31, Sigh. I read it in another article and then posted the wrong one.
Here it is.
In an interview Sunday with The Washington Times, Palin outlined plans to write a book and campaign for candidates, including Democrats, who share her conservative political views.
http://tinyurl.com/kkra5n