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Sarah Palin's Bush-Level Cronyism

By The Daily Dish
Oct 24 2008, 2:49 AM ET

Palin takes care of her peeps:

* More than 100 appointments to state posts - nearly 1 in 4 - went to campaign contributors or their relatives, sometimes without apparent regard to qualifications.

* Palin filled 16 state offices with appointees from families that donated $2,000 to $5,600 and were among her top political patrons.

* Several of Palin's leading campaign donors received state-subsidized industrial development loans of up to $3.6 million for business ventures of questionable public value.

You want another Michael Brown? Vote McCain-Palin. (Hat tip: Matt)



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