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Sarah Palin's powerful "First Dude"

Todd Palin has exerted unusual influence on his wife's Alaska government. In Washington, their methods would do Bush and Cheney proud.

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 06:59 AM

    Give these people a reality show!

    I don't think this is a big surprise; he already came off as as manager/husband, the kind actresses sometimes marry the first time around until the money mafia intervenes, which is exactly what would happen, should she be implanted in office. Republicans may not care about civil rights, international law, global warming, arms reduction, equal opportunity or saving social programs, but they do care about keeping up appearances for the sake of solvency, not that solvency is an option anymore.

    On the other hand, she could lean on McCain to make him Czar of the Department of the Interior. But that's kinda risky, given the lax morality, and might involve enlisting the FBI to do full-time surveillance.

    Let's just hope the anesthesia wears off before the election, so we're watching this bad reality show on Fox TV, and not on the world stage.

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