Big $pender

Palin's shopping spree is now out in the open. Wonder if this chunk of change was spent with good old Joe the Plumber in mind, and for the greater good of the rest of the American people, too?

Blegh, I was so hoping this was a farce, but it is looking more and more accurate. Unfortunately so, because many people are cutting back on personal and family clothing allowances at this very minute...not to mention the attempts being made by McCain/Palin to garner votes on claims of sympathy to the economic woes, and on promises to get Americans out of the red...nice. I feel sorry for the people who donated each of those 150,000 dollars to the campaign, thinking their money was going to a cause greater than Neiman Marcus.

In fact, in a recent interview, Palin had this to say when asked if she'd ever struggled with tough economic times: "I know what Americans are going through. Todd and I—heck, we’re going through that right now even as we speak, which may put me again kind of on the outs of those Washington elite who don’t like the idea of just an everyday working class American running for such an office." She also went on to say that: "John McCain and I (will) work that much harder to make sure that our ticket is victorious, and we put government back on the side of the people of Joe six-pack like me, and we start doing those things that are expected of our government, and we get rid of corruption, and we commit to the reform that is not only desired, but is deserved by Americans."

And guess what? The old saying is still true. Actions speak MUCH louder than words.