How many more examples of Going Rogue do we need?

After standing in line for several hours in the cold, cold rain, loyal Palinites watched in horror and anger as their hero boarded her Going Rogue tour bus promptly at 9pm and left their small town of Noblesville Indiana, promises broken, books unsigned. There was much complaining…

“I’m very disappointed. I think it was very rude. She could have at least apologized, and she didn’t even do that,” said Teresa Hedrick.

Many of the unhappy people stood in the rain all day, bought the book from Borders and clutched their wristbands for their opportunity to meet Palin.

“We bought two books from Borders to have our receipt and our wristband to get it signed tonight,” said one woman. “My books are going back to Borders tomorrow.”

“We gave up our entire workday, stayed in the cold. My kids were crying,” said one man. “They went home with my wife. She was out here in the freezing cold all day. I feel like I don’t want to support Sarah.”

Many shouted and screamed and booed as the bus pulled away…

Be careful Sarah. The angry hordes you helped nurture during the election cycle are quick to turn.

Republican Mayor Dan Sullivan has chosen to veto a city ordinance which would have banned discrimination against the LGBT community in Anchorage.

“My review shows that there is clearly a lack of quantifiable evidence necessitating this ordinance,” the mayor said. “My review also shows that the vast majority of those who communicated their position on the ordinance are in opposition.”

Sullivan said he had received almost 2,500 comments as he was considering whether to let the measure stand.

The ordinance was the subject of intense public interest and debate all summer. The Assembly approved a compromise measure last week by a 7-4 vote.

The Assembly can override the mayor’s veto, but it needs eight votes to do so. The panel has 21 days to take up the issue again. The next opportunity will be at its next meeting, Aug. 25.

We had been thinking about taking a cruise up to Alaska now that Palin has thankfully resigned. Perhaps we need to rethink that idea.

After months of contentious debate, the Anchorage Assembly approved a city-wide ordinance yesterday making discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal.

The 7 to 4 decision came down Tuesday night after the assembly heard from more than 600 people who signed up to testify throughout the summer.

The evening was emotional even before the decision, but this time it came from the other side of the testifying podium — the assembly members themselves.

After months and months of listening to public testimony on the controversial anti-discrimination ordinance, it was the assembly’s turn to talk — and they rivaled the emotion of the 600 speakers before them.

“The rest of the people in this community deserve equal rights just like the rest of us,” said assembly member Elvi Gray-Jackson.

“We need to treat each other well in this world, and we don’t, and I wish we did,” assembly chair Debbie Ossiander said.

Mayor Dan Sullivan has seven days to veto the ordinance. Hopefully this will be the first of many positive steps forward in a post Palin Alaska.

Bill Maher has a politically incorrect visit on CNN today with Wolf Blitzer. Even the police and their “bad attitude” aren’t safe.

Note his play on word’s with “Stupid Country” when discussing Sarah Palin. He’s gonna catch some flack for this…