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Palin vs. the Bureaucracy
So why did John McCain pick little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate? To hear him tell it, one reason was her willingness to take on government employees. Among the attributes McCain lauded in introducing Palin today was her crusade on "entrenched bureaucracies" and "do-nothing bureaucrats."
Update: Here's some more specific info on Palin's experience as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, from her biography in the Almanac of American Politics:
Palin conflicted with the city’s staff and fired department heads who had stood by her predecessor, leading opponents to call her “Sarah Barracudaâ€, reviving a nickname she earned on the basketball court for her fierce and adversarial style.
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
