It’s official, John McCain has chosen a pro-life, NRA member and ex-beauty queen as his running mate. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is known as the women who cleaned up Alaskan government and cut pork barrel spending. Although according to an Alaskan political blog, Palin faces an on-going ethics investigation herself for allegedly trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired.
Her record on LGBT issues seems to be pretty slim — and it’s actually in our favor.
After much political pressure, Palin used her first veto in office to nix a bill that would have kept the state from giving domestic partner benefits to employees on the grounds that it wasn’t constitutional. This made her administration the first Alaskan governor to back domestic partner benefits. But it is important to note that she consulted with the state’s AG first to make sure the bill wasn’t constitutional. (Maybe she was hoping it was)
Other than that, her record on LGBT issues is almost nonexistent. We’ll do some more digging and get back to you later with more.
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OMG, Vice President Tina Fey!
I just switched my vote from Obama to McCain! Joe Biden is a self absorbed Washington insider…what kind of CHANGE is that?
Go Maverick McCain! Way to go as far out side of Washington as possible!!!where the biggest scandel is a messy family divorce!
Also she has a approval rating to 60% What does congress have now. Is it even 30%?Nancy and her Dem Friends have been incharge for 2 years and have done nothing! Sara was incharge a year and a half and has done great things for the state!
Independants for McCain!
This chick wishes she was as smart as Tina Fey. The only thing this lady has in her favor is a working uterus.