She's such a maverick, she doesn't even follow the law

Well, in case anyone out there was still planning on voting for McCain-Palin, they have yet another reason not to. The "troopergate" report has been released and, surprise surprise, it found that Palin violated state ethics laws in trying to have her sister's ex-husband fired.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded Friday. (CNN)

You can read the actual report here

edit: I've read this story on a number of news sites and I'm seeing that some of them appear unwilling to go as far as saying she broke the law. Like this Reuters article, which will only say that she "violated the public trust by pressuring those who worked for her in a way that advanced her personal wishes."

And some sources, like the CNN story I linked to above, keep undergoing edits back and forth on this issue. But let's set the record straight - there's no debate here as to whether she broke the law.

From the report: "I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110 (a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."

She violated an Alaska Statute.... statute means law...she violated the law...