Well, over the weekend there were claims that Sarah Palin was the member of a fringe third party in Alaska, the Alaska Independence Party.

Unfortunately for those out to destroy Palin by any means necessary, the records demonstrate that to have been false.

So the new angle on the story is that her husband, Todd, was a member.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, twice registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a fierce states' rights group that wants to turn all federal lands in Alaska back to the state. Sarah Palin herself was never a member of the party, according to state officials.

Which leads to the following question -- who cares?

Last time I checked, Todd Palin wasn't going to be on the ballot. Whats more, last time I checked, the right to associate politically is not limited to being a Democrat or a Republican, but extends to a whole host of peaceful political activity.

Indeed, this one reeks of something akin to what the Left would call McCarthyism -- with the significant difference that the Communist threat was real, while the Alaska Independence Party seems like a pretty harmless group advocating smaller government and more local control.

And as a life-long Republican married to a registered Democrat, I'm the first to tell you that it is simply impossible for anyone in a marriage of equals to control their spouses political behavior.

Besides -- given a choice between a candidate married to a political crank and a candidate who is long-time buddies with a unrepentant terrorist, I'll take the former.

UPDATE": Will the media retract the story?

Probably not – even though the source of the original claim admits error and documentary evidence disproves the initial claim.

The chairwoman of an Alaskan political party that advocates a vote on the stateÂ’s secession from the union said Tuesday that she had been mistaken when she said Gov. Sarah Palin was a member of the group.
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On Tuesday night, Ms. Clark said that her initial statement was incorrect and had been based on erroneous information provided by another member of the party whom she declined to identify.

Want to bet we donÂ’t see front page retractions to correct the mistake, despite the fact that the story was highlighted by many in the media? And want to be that many on the Left ignore the correction, and continue to propagate the false claim about her membership?

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