Sarah Palin’s Sentimental Side

After Election Day, Alaska may have the Vice President-Elect (or not) and a convicted felon who has just won another term in the Senate (or not), but in any case, they are not likely to be exchanging Christmas cards.

After Ted Stevens was found guilty yesterday, Sarah Palin said it was a sad day for Alaska and promptly threw her former mentor under the bus:

“The verdict shines a light on the corrupting influence of the big oil service company up there in Alaska that was allowed to control too much of our state. And that control was part of the culture of corruption that I was elected to fight, and that fight must always move forward regardless of party affiliation or seniority or even past service.”

In stepping over Stevens’ still warm body, Palin is overlooking their personal history:

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