"I have to make a correction to my previous post. It wasn't Palin herself, it was her administration and her husband who made the calls, one of which is on tape".

Precisely.

And this is exactly why I've said, and not just on this thread, that we need direct quotes and exact sources--and less smearing--even of politicians.

Palin is not out of the woods, but it's still murky as to if she improperly applied influence--despite the enthusiasm for it, it's not time to hang her yet--especially since she denies "asking anybody on her staff to get in touch with state police safety officials about Wooten": 14 Aug 2008 Anchorage Daily News. Wooten, by the way, is not exactly a prize.

At any rate, it would be good--and a pleasant change--to stick to facts--or at least theories with hard evidence--in political threads.