“Listen, Sarah is not operating in a vacuum, but is planning with and receiving advice from a number of very influential GOP POTUS makers. She backs McCain and Malek continues to back her behind the scenes. She is playing the game that has to be played. Trust her instincts! They have served her well so far. “
This Fred Malek? You’re doing Sarah no favors bringing this guy up as one of her ‘advisors’.
Is there a continuum of behavior whose parts cannot be separated from the whole Malek?
There was the dog killing in Peoria in the ‘50s, the Senate Watergate Committee in the ‘70s, the doomed nomination to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service in the ‘80s, and now the Securities and Exchange Commission action in 2004.
Yes, Malek vs. the federal government two years ago.
Fred Malek and his company, for their failure to disclose to the pension fund (and pensioners) the side deal to retain and pay DiBella nearly $375,000 — and without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings — consented to the issuance of a cease-and-desist order censuring him and his company. Malek’s company was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $150,000, and he was personally made to pay a civil penalty of $100,000.
That wasn’t ancient history or a youthful indiscretion. The year: 2004. Malek was 67 years old. [snip]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031001843_2.html
I’m just telling it like it is, AuntB. It’s power politics and deals are being made behind the scenes. If it hurts Sarah Palin, then let the chips fall where they may.