The McCain-Palin ticket is running on the slogan of “Country First.”

The Palins’ history suggests that their sympathies may lie elsewhere. Todd Palin, Sarah’s husband, was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party for seven years. This party’s goal is for Alaska to withdraw from the United States. The AIP’s founder, Joe Vogler, declared, “The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government.” He also remarked, referring to the American flag, that “I won’t be buried under their damned flag!”

Earlier this year Gov. Palin sent a videotaped speech to the AIP’s convention in Fairbanks, stating, “Keep up the good work.”

Our country right now needs a president and vice president to unite our country and not divide it further.

Janice Kasper

Swanville