Let's Call it Even

I always thought, even given the worst possible spinning of the events, that it should be forgivable that Sarah Palin fired the guy who wouldn't fire the trooper who abused her sister and threatened her family.

In the same vein, let's allow Barak Obama to help his aunt stay in the country, and we'll call it a wash.

Oh, and don't bother me with saying that the situations aren't the same. Of course, they're not. I'm just willing to allow the chief executive a few prerogatives.