Is that little issue of Palin's "Abuse of Authority" just forgotten now?

[thunder rising]

Is it just that easy to break the law and then say, "No I didn't." and the press just follows with, "Oh, OK. Sorry we just misunderstood what Abuse of Authority meant."

[Occam Bandage]

1. Issues only exist if a campaign decides to make it exist. Obama has decided not to

push this at this moment, for whatever reason. I trust his judgment; every time I criticized his strategy this election, it turned out that he was right and I was wrong.

[thunder rising]

7. It's an issue for Alaska to enforce the law and RECALL her ass

[Democat]

2. If Obama doesn't make it an issue, then it will die quickly.

There was no "Ayers" issue until McCain's campaign made it an issue.

We can cry all we want, but it is Obama's campaign's job to make the Palin report an issue.

If Obama doesn't do it, then it will die.

Seems like a bad strategic move, but maybe they have some reason that we don't understand?

Democrats never seem to go for the throat when they've got the other side right where they want them.

[AllentownJake]

4. This election is not about Sarah Palin

Its about John McCain and his policies.

If you recall back to the Indiana and North Carolina primaries Hillary made the mistake of moving away from Obama is an inexperienced hack who got lucky and can't win to an issue on the gas holiday. Obama pounced and beat her soundly in NC and almost in Indiana.

The campaign knows if this is about policy they win. If its about silly season stuff they lose.

[Democat]

6. I think it's possible.

It's very possible that Obama believes that picking a fight with Palin will give her some credibility.

On the other hand, highlighting that one of your opponents has been found guilty of ethics abuses may outweigh the negatives of giving her some publicity. We can only guess at this point.

I would prefer to see a more aggressive and offense-based campaign by Obama after living through 2000 and 2004, but so far is doing fine so I will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[AllentownJake]

8. The effective strategy if there was one

would be for Obama and Biden and the campaign to say nothing about it and for female surrogates like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Claire McCaskill, Kathy Sebilius, and Janet the Governor of Arkansas (whos name I'll butcher) bring it up when they do their press tours.

Hillary should say nothing because Hillary is above Palin's level and her talking about it might bring Palin up to Hillary levels.

[Democat]

11. Hopefully they will be ready with it in case of negative poll movement

I don't disagree that Hillary is far above Palin, but, strategy aside, something in me would love to see Hillary tell the truth about Palin once and for all. I understand why she can't do that right now, with Obama in the clear lead - but I would just love to see it. :)

[iceman66]

9. This is about John McCain!

It goes to his judgment - remember the investigation of Palin began BEFORE he picked her.

On every other issue I agree that Obama should focus his attention on the top of the ticket - but this is a prime example of McCain's recklessness.

[dajoki]

10. Yes it is about McCain...

and his policies and his ethics and his judgement. Everything Palin does or is involved in reflects directly back to McCain and that should be pointed out.

[nichomachus]

3. Yup - yup -- you betcha

Why do you think it was released on Friday night. That's when you release stories you want to be dead by Monday.

[CitizenPatriot]

5. It wouldn't behoove Obama to pursue this

after all, he is up in the polls based on the fact that he has presented ideas, not slander, to the american people.

while we all know this is not slander, and is in fact a REAL issue, the average voter is not. SAD to say.

that is the msm's job -- to inform and report. clearly, they are not doing their jobs.

It is also our job as citizens to do what we can to raise issues we think are important. I personally counter every stupid "ayers" "terrorist" bs I encounter with "let's talk about something recent and relevant to this election. Troopergate."

Maybe it doesn't GO anywhere, but I'm not going to let it go because it is WRONG of the american people to ignore this issue. How dare they turn their backs on this issue and vote for someone who has just been found guilty of violating a state law as an elected official? How dare the public ignore the great courage it took for that bi-partisan panel to hold off the enormous pressure brought to bear upon them by the McCain GOP campaign? When people risk their careers to do the right thing, they're sending a message for some reason. They must have found through their research that this was indeed UNACCEPTABLE behavior for an elected official.

She abused the trust of Alaskans, trashed the reputation of two men and whoever else got in her way.

I wouldn't put up with that at work; I wouldn't sit idly by and do nothing if I saw that happening to another human being.

I'll do whatever I can to make people aware of this issue. There is more at stake than the election -- it's about the integrity of our democracy. How dare the GOP run someone as unfit for the highest office in the land as she.

We lost a good man this year because it came out that he had an affair. Apparently, Palin has had an affair, an ethics violation, and more....but she is still being presented as fit?

Talk about creating a false reality. That is the danger. It is unacceptable.