Time magazine has an article up today on the Troopergate report, "What the Troopergate Report Really Says." http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849399,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner Things we learned: "Did Governor Sarah Palin abuse the power of her office in trying to get her former brother-in-law, State Trooper Mike Wooten, fired? Yes." That's the big one, of course, and sharply indercuts any stand on trustworthiness the McCain/Palin camp claimed to have over the "unknown" Obama. But what the report really sheds light on, is just how vindictive and unprofessional Alaska's Palin administration has been: "The result is not a mortal wound to Palin, nor does it put her at much risk of being forced to leave the ticket her presence succeeded in energizing." "But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so." Shockingly amateurish? Haven't we already suffered through eight years of inept, vindictive government? "A harsh verdict? Consider the report's findings. Not only did people at almost every level of the Palin administration engage in repeated inappropriate contact with Walt Monegan and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Public Safety, but Monegan and his peers constantly warned these Palin disciples that the contact was inappropriate and probably unlawful. Still, the emails and calls continued — in at least one instance on recorded state trooper phone lines." In the end, it looks like not much will actually happen in Alaska in regards to any kind of punishment being levied against Palin or her staff, but the damage to her credibility will certainly register in the next few days worth of polling, and the damage that Palin has done to the McCain ticket will only sink in deeper. Just this morning, Palin has already begun to pled that she has done nothing wrong, and the McCain campaign has issued its statement whereby it is trying to dust this matter underneath the rug, but a clearer picture of who Palin is, is certainly beginning to form in the public's mind. As stated in the Time article: "Monegan consistently emerges as the adult in these conversations, while the Palin camp displays a childish impetuousness and sense of entitlement." The McCain camp has been trying to get us to answer the question, "Who is Barack Obama?" as if we haven't been examining, in detail, every aspect of the man for the past 18 months. The real question, of course, is: "Who is this Sarah Palin?", and what vendettas will she and her husband Todd be pursuing, if God forbid, they should be placed in a position that is one 72-year old heartbeat from the presidency? Now that is something to be scared of.