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?
Lets make this the Palin Constant: the ratio of money taken in -to- money spent on stated purpose. Should be close to equal of: the ratio of Palin’s interest in Herself -to- anyone else.
If it’s legal, it shouldn’t be anyone’s business but her own.
Looney–you are right. It should be illegal to say you are a PAC when in fact you raise money just for yourself.
Its called fraud I think, false inducement, false pretenses. Like the religious hucksters, I don’t think these laws are well enforced if at all.
Its assumed if you are stupid enough to donate to these PUBLIC frauds, you are too stupid to warrant protection.
Some rough poetic justice there.
#3 – Would you care to explain how this legally meets the definition of fraud?
OMG, her PAC hasn’t spent all the money it took in yet. Get the pitchforks!
Sorry. Didn’t mean to agree with Bobbo. I must reconsider my statement.
#6–looney==thanks. Now why don’t you explain what fraud is to MacGuy? Course, as a MacGuy, he’s into paying for what he doesn’t get. More into flash than substance.
Wow… You think she might be building a war chest to run for something? What a fracking surprise.
I think anything else pays more than being the governor of Alaska and then she’ll probably end up doing corporate spokesperson gigs instead of running for President.
She could make a lot of money right now cashing in her 15 minutes of fame.
Far more than being governor of Alaska.
OMG a PAC that didn’t spend itself out of existence! They should blow it on a lavish party and invite Eidard!
If I were her, with $500K in legal bills from the frivolous ethics campaign against her, and offers to rake in some cash, I’d do the same thing. There’s nothing erratic or unethical about that. People think she’s obligated to act like a Beltway careerist.
#4 Macguy
The Donations were for running for office. to any lay person not using it to run for office amounts to fraud.
Problem is that it is standard practice for all politicians to pocket their left over donations. It’s one of the many reasons the public doesn’t like politicians on either side and thinks of them all as scumbags.
#2 – If it’s legal it’s no one elses business?
Since when? Clinton’s blow job outside of his marriage was legal? But everyone (esp Republicans) certainly thought it was their business. Went to his ‘character’ they said. Same with all the other affairs out there (Rep and Dem). Same with money issues. Might not be illegal, but your character and judgment are always being questions as a national politician. Maybe it shouldn’t, maybe we DO dig too much into these people’s lives, but that’s how it is right now. I think that’s part of why she quit. But if she thinks that’s going to stop just because she’s not Gov. of Alaska anymore, sorry.
If you put yourself out in the public of your OWN FREE WILL and hold yourself up a “I’m more moral and better than person x”, you’ll going to have to have criticism. After her bullshit of “Obama palls around with terrorists” she proved she’s either not smart enough to be taken seriously or a dishonest person. Either way…let the games continue…
I think someone should start a blog about tech and general interest subjects, and devote numerous posts to the scandals of John Edwards.
Is she planning on using the money to split the Republican party?
#12 – Beat that drum. Clinton was about lying about his blowjob, not the act itself. Details, I know.
#15 Clinton was about lying about his blowjob, not the act itself. Details, I know.
Beat that drum. Clinton wouldn’t have lied about that blowjob if the Republicans hadn’t thought it was so important that they dragged him into court about it. Details, I know.
Confused. Does a PAC have to first spend the money before it can accept donations or can it collect the donations and then spend it?
Besides, the next election is over fifteen months away. They surely are building a war chest now so they can support candidates for the 2010 election.
>Clinton was about lying about his blowjob, not the act itself.
Given that the act happened while discussing military policy, the lies aren’t needed for impeachment.
This doesn’t tell me all that much. How quickly are PACs supposed to use the money? I wouldn’t be surprised if they took years to use that money. No real story here unless they give more details.
Good gurl. Your Republican roots are showing.