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And of course, let’s not forget that Palin also was a star graduate of the Ted Stevens Boot Camp for Aspiring Women Politicians, otherwise known as “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service Inc.” She even served as one of three directors of the 527 group from 2003-05. No word yet on whether Alaska’s senior U.S. senator will continue molding future leaders from prison, if he is convicted in the coming days of the seven corruption charges on which a federal grand jury indicted him this summer.

Maybe it was the training she received at that boot camp that led Palin to charge Alaskan taxpayers over the past 20 months for almost a year’s lodging in her own Wasilla home, and for 88 flights to fly her three daughters around the state and the country. Shortly before she was tapped as Sen. John McCain’s running mate, Palin amended expense reports to claim that her children were on official state business while she served as governor, even though event organizers routinely were left scrambling to accommodate the children when they suddenly appeared unannounced.

Well, who can blame her for wanting to limit her kids’ exposure to trichloroethylene?