Palin uses her Troopergate alibi as an example of her "most agonizing decision"

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. . . and says accepting her cynical selection by McCain was her "hardest" one.


October 10th, 2008 10:14 AM


Palin Sits Down with FNC

CINCINNATI –- In the same week that Sarah Palin did her first press conference with her traveling press, she also appeared twice on Fox News Channel in interviews with both Greta Van Susteren and Sean Hannity. Greta asked John McCain’s running mate what was the hardest decision she ever had to make and the most agonizing one.

As for her most agonizing decision she ever made as Governor, “Whenever an issue has to deal with personnel, whether to keep someone on, or whether to ask them to step aside so someone else can come in and take their place. Because, you know, sometimes it gets personal, sometimes it gets political.” Palin said, “But replacing someone in a cabinet, sometimes that is agonizing. But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do. Putting the people who hired you first, you’ve got to make sure you have the right team around you so that you can best serve them.”

Although she did not mention it directly she could have been referring to the investigation known as “Troopergate,” which is examining whether Palin abused her power to fire her public safety commissioner. The report is scheduled to be released today, but the campaign put out its own pre-emptive analysis clearing the Alaska governor of any wrongdoing.

As for her hardest decision she said she did not know, but offered her best one, “The best decision was about five weeks ago, though, when being asked if I wanted join Senator McCain in this opportunity, a challenge, a responsibility, but an opportunity to get to affect positive change that this country is due,” Palin said. “Americans are craving this, they’re deserving this, and we’re committed to being on their side.


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