Former Palin colleague says VP candidate is only interested in helping herself, cronies

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By Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune

Sarah Palin's meteoric rise to political superstardom got its start thanks to Nick Carney, who soon came to regret the move.
Carney, who now lives in Ivins, Utah, has known Palin almost her whole life - his daughter went to school and played basketball with Sarah "Barracuda" Heath. He recruited her to run for office, but says her tenure as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, was a disappointment, where she looked out for herself and the cronies that she put in management positions.
Since Palin was nominated to be vice president, he has received countless phone calls from media outlets and he has given less than glowing reviews to his former colleague."I'm shocked" that she was picked to be vice president, Carney said Thursday. "And the reason I am has nothing to do with our personal relationship. As a voter, I can't believe Mr. McCain would pick someone who has no foreign experience, someone who has . . . nothing to offer for solving our economic woes, has, frankly, far less experience in the energy field than she would like to think she does."
Carney watched as Palin fired many of the long-serving city employees, including the librarian, police chief and museum manager. She hired the former lawyer for the Alaska Republican Party to be the new city attorney. He said she was simply repaying political debts."Always, her first question is: 'How is this decision going to affect me and my administration.' It was never, 'Is this the best thing for the city of Wasilla?' " said Carney.
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