She may have friends in high places - but Sarah Palin could be sued

Sarah Palin has a “very bright” future in a leadership position in the Republican party according to a man who has learned a thing or two about the requirements of the job – John McCain. Speaking yesterday, McCain said that Palin did a great job of “energising” Republican voters and said that he was “very proud of her”. Did he pick her because she was a woman? "I knew that she would be an energising factor, because she energised me," McCain replied.

A high-profile Palin fan emerged yesterday when Coldplay frontman Chris Martin admitted being attracted to the Alaskan governor. “It is a moral dilemma when you fancy someone but you don’t agree with anything they say,” he moaned. “Do I want to kiss you or run away? I haven’t had that feeling since school.”

Back in chilly Alaska though, Palin could be in hot water. A Wasilla man is suing his governor for violating state laws during an interview Palin gave to a Fox Network show. The litigant claims Palin was using "state time and resources for partisan political purposes" in an effort to “repair her damaged political image on the national scene”.

FIRST POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2008