ake, the "ritual slaughter of Mrs. Palin"? Your ignorance is laughable.

"By Calvin Woodward | The Associated Press
EDITOR'S NOTE - "Fact Check" is an occasional look at assertions by government officials and others on how well they adhere to the facts.

"WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.

"Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.

"Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. She criticizes President Barack Obama for pushing through a bailout package that actually was achieved by his Republican predecessor George W. Bush - a package she seemed to support at the time.

"A look at some of her statements in "Going Rogue," obtained by The Associated Press in advance of its release Tuesday:"


It goes on from there. Her "slaughter" is of a transitory, non-durable kind.