Politics in Alaska take an Afghani turn

Quick question - if I told you that the man put forward to be the top legal authority in the land once allegedly said: “If a guy can’t rape his wife, who’s he gonna rape?” and asked you for the place where would you guess?

Afghanistan, you say? Nope, it’s Alaska.

Governor Sarah Palin has nominated Wayne Anthony Ross to become the state's new attorney general. In addition to the spousal rape statement above Ross allegedly made, its also claimed he once said that domestic violence wouldn't be a problem if women would just keep their mouths shut. But wait, there's more: he publicly praised a college student for making an art project that glorified the Ku Klux Klan, is friends with known white supremacists, called homosexuals "degenerates" and slammed laws protecting the environment. Past that he's just a regular guy...

It’s said that Palin nominated Ross to appeal to social conservatives in America ahead of her possible run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. She's coming under increasing pressure though to withdraw the nomination from Alaskans offended by Ross' positions who don't want to see such a man become the ultimate law enforcement authority in their state.

But, if Ross can't be put in charge of enforcing Alaska's laws he can always try to get a job with the Taliban, sounds like he'd fit right in.