GOP darling Sarah Palin is reeling after nominating for attorney general a man who allegedly defended the right of men to rape their wives. According to reports, she now may dump him to save herself.
While priming her political machine for a likely 2012 presidential primary run, the Alaskan governor has fomented a scandal that threatens to further erode her reputation in the Last Frontier. In March, Palin nominated Wayne Anthony Ross for attorney general. Ross, a colorful far-right lawyer and longtime Palin ally who sports his initials, W.A.R., on his Hummer’s vanity plates, was once considered a shoo-in for confirmation.
However, his nomination was thrown into grave peril when his opponents presented evidence that he called homosexuals “degenerates,” leveled invective against an African-American student offended by a statue of a Klansman, vowed to undermine the sovereignty of Native American tribes, and who-- in a 1991 speech to the rights group Dads Against Discrimination-- said, “If a guy can’t rape his wife, who’s he gonna rape?”
According to two sources close to the confirmation hearings, Palin may ask Ross to withdraw before his appointment comes to a vote.
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