Sarah Palin's Not-So-Secret Political Advisor: Todd Palin

I'm happy to see that the role Todd Palin plays in his wife's administration is finally beginning to get some serious scrutiny. Todd Palin appears to be his wife's most important adviser by far. But he hasn't been elected, nor does he hold any official position in his wife's government. He appears to be enormously powerful, yet he's essentially unaccountable -- and that's a scary combination.

Todd Palin has no qualifications in politics whatsoever that I am aware of -- yet his role is unprecedented. Does the spouse of any other governor in America regularly attend important government meetings? Is the spouse of any other governor in America regularly cc'd on the governor's emails? Is the spouse of any other governor in America so deeply involved in the workings of their spouse's administration?  Does the spouse of any other governor in America participate so extensively in virtually every political decision their spouse makes?

People were worried that Bill Clinton would have undue influence in a Hillary administration. But Bill's credentials to advise his wife on political matters are (pardon the awful play on words) unimpeachable.