"Where's Sarah?" - - - Palin had a 15% Attendance Record As Governor of Alaska

[Bluebear]

In her 578 days as Governor of Alaska, she was only in Juneau, Alaska for 85 of them.

Despite all of the discussion of Sarah Palin’s performance as governor of Alaska, there has been little analysis of the simplest measure of performance: attendance. As Woody Allen said many years ago, “80 percent of success is just showing up.”

The Washington Post recently reported that, in her first 19 months as governor, Palin billed the state of Alaska per diem charges for 312 days she spent at her home in Wasilla. Palin’s staff has explained that it was appropriate to bill the state for expenses related to Palin staying in her own house because her “official duty station” was at the state capital of Juneau, where the governor’s official office and mansion are located. But that argument raises a different question: How much time did that leave for her to spend at her “official duty station”?

Nineteen months totals 578 days, but after subtracting weekends and holidays, it is only about 397 workdays. Assuming Palin did not routinely bill the state for staying in her own home on weekends and holidays, she would have spent no more than 85 workdays in the state capital over the course of her 19 months in office, even if she traveled nowhere else in Alaska or outside of the state. That compares with 168 days that the Alaska Legislature was in session during the same period.

One of the state’s leading papers, the Juneau Empire, described her attendance like this:

“Palin has spent little time in Juneau, rarely coming to the state capital except when the Legislature was in session, and sometimes not even then. During a recent special session called by Palin herself, she faced criticism from several legislators for not showing up personally to push for her agenda. Someone at the Capitol even printed up buttons asking, ‘Where’s Sarah?’”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13736.html

[curious one]

1. Sarah and John have more things in common that meet the eyes.

[FlyingSquirrel]

2. Perhaps she was clearing brush on her moose ranch?

[roguevalley]

14. now that was funny, flying squirrel

[MidwestTransplant]

3. She is so Bush like it is scary. No wonder the Wing nuts lover her.

[depakid]

4. She's at home drawing a per diem

Leaving Alaskans to be pleased that at least they got rid of Frank Murkowski

[Ramius]

5. Why had it taken 3 weeks for anyone to note this????

[Quantess]

6. It isn't a secret.

I read an article a few weeks ago, about her poor attendance and the "Where's Sarah" buttons.

So it isn't that this stink is just now suddenly coming out, it's just that it isn't mentioned very often.

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. That's the point: "It isn't mentioned very often."

Why aren't Obama and Biden alluding to this in EVERY SINGLE INTERVIEW???

If they don't do it... WHO is? The MSM? It's not going to happen. The DEMs have to win this election themselves... not going to get any significant help from any quarter of MSM.

[Lancer]

8. I think Biden will bring this up

in the debate if there's an opening. Can't you hear him saying, "With all due respect, Governor, if you could only show up for work as governor 15% of the time, how can we trust you to be at home when (name of foreign leader) comes knocking on the door at the White House?"

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. That's 1. waiting too long and , 2. wishful thinking.

In the wake of the Biden v. Palin debate, there will be a flurry of "he said/she said" generic MSM coverage of the events ( probably more attention to Palin's prewritten "Ebay" type quips, truth be told) for two days and then the talk will be of the next Obama/McManiac debate.

Sarah and her failings will fall thru the cracks yet again. Our people should be pounding on this *relentlessly* right NOW.

[OakCliffDem]

10. K & R

[Suprk]

11. More and more she is morphing into Bush

[earth mom]

12. "We didn’t know where she was.” WTF?! Where in the hell was she?!!!

:wtf:

[Disturbed]

13. Gov. Palin needs to be Impeached, now!!!

At the very least, Alaskans should demand a Recall of this putrid Gov.

[ashleigh4dem]

15. According to Sarah Palin,

she's running for president.  Or so for wishful thinking.  At
one of the McCain-Palin rally where she was making a speech
wearing a white suit, she was heard making a statement of some
sort ending with saying "Palin and McCain
administration".  I thought that was hilarious.

[Fearless]

16. K&MR!

[sandrakae]

17. Well she is not spending the time with her family. She has a 1 percent approval rating as a parent.

[sad sally]

18. maybe she had to stay home

and watch the kids, 'cause Todd was either on the boat or up on the North Slope.