The problem with that is that Palin and her cronies/subordinates didn't always use their official, government email addresses. From the
NY Times article Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes:
Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. The governor and her top officials sometimes use personal e-mail accounts for state business; dozens of e-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.
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While Ms. Palin took office promising a more open government, her administration has battled to keep information secret. Her inner circle discussed the benefit of using private e-mail addresses. An assistant told her it appeared that such e-mail messages sent to a private address on a “personal device” like a BlackBerry “would be confidential and not subject to subpoena.”
Ms. Palin and aides use their private e-mail addresses for state business. A campaign spokesman said the governor copied e-mail messages to her state account “when there was significant state business.”
On Feb. 7, Frank Bailey, a high-level aide, wrote to Ms. Palin’s state e-mail address to discuss appointments. Another aide fired back: “Frank, this is not the governor’s personal account.”
Mr. Bailey responded: “Whoops~!”
(Emphases added by me.)
Add the secrecy and the fact that of her 20 months in office, she's spent roughly 312 nights away from the governor's mansion at her home in Wasilla, and you get someone who combines Cheney's lust for keeping his activities out of the public eye and Bush's laziness. And people are willing to vote for this clown! :crazy: