… This makes me wonder if Mr. Blumenthal simply corrected a minor factual error, as many writers must do on occasion.
Perhaps he had more than 15 minutes to do so. An advantage posters on JUB do not have.
In any event, I see no reason why this "typo" would be sufficient grounds to question the straightness of Mr. Blumenthal's other facts.
I observe that the “typo” has been corrected. Note that Jubbers can correct similar problems in their posts (after the edit time has expired) by using the Report Post link, or otherwise contacting a mod to request a late edit.
It may be interesting to note that when Governor Palin resigned from her position as Chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, she presented that action as an outcome from her disagreement with the confidentiality requirements imposed by the state’s executive branch ethics law. She objected to how that law led to a withholding of information from the Alaskan people with regard to an alleged conflict of interest by fellow commission member Randy Ruedrich. She felt that Alaskans should have a right to know how Mr. Ruedrich had engendered a conflict of interest by raising contributions from within the industry his role as commissioner regulated. (He was also Chairman of the Alaska GOP). After leaving the Commission, she filed complaints against Ruedrich (who had already resigned from the Commission) and the state’s attorney general.
Two years later, she was governor of the state. At that time, her reputation of intolerance for political corruption constituted a significant component of her appeal.
Only if they're Republican!