Time To Learn How To Read

debrazza writes:

What irritates me is that people don't know how to read. CNN reports that she abused her power but broke no laws. That is false. The abuse of power comes from her breaking the state ethics law.

She did not break the law in firing Monegan because he was at-will and it did not matter why she fired him, as long as she had a reason not related to personal gain. So all of her late excuses about budget are legitimate in the sense that it is a reason. It doesn't matter if it is valid, because that is an executive decision. The abuse of power was in her allowing her husband to use the Governor's office to pressure subordinates to fire Wooten. I don't understand what is so complicated for these idiots. SHE ABUSED THE POWER OF HER OFFICE, THAT IS A CRIME. Firing Monegan was not a crime, but pressuring subordinates to fire Wooten was.

MSNBC's First Read made a similar mistake in its initial report, inaccurately stating that the AP had said Palin broke the law in Monegan's firing. As a result, they were forced to update and correct their original post. Ultimately, they softpedaled the legal violation, saying Palin broke the state "ethical code" as if it were some Girl Scouts thing.

Update: Tapper gets it wrong too. Hopefully he'll realize his mistake was minor and just do a simple correction rather than bending over backwards to accept the McCain spin as others have done.