About Palin's Hacker

The guy who broke into Palin's e-mail was the son of a Democratic state representative.
From "The Smoking Gun"

Kernell, pictured at right, allegedly changed its password to "popcorn" and made screenshots of the account's directory as well as certain messages, photos, and "other personal information." Those screenshots eventually were widely distributed online. If convicted of the felony charge, Kernell, an economics major at the University of Tennessee, faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

But it wasn't politically motivated.
Right.
Just a thought:
Watergate was about some low level thugs who broke into a Democratic headquarters office to steal their plans for the election.
This... was lower then that.
I've run into some pretty strange excuses over the past few days for Kernell's behavior. There are people who are suggesting its not a big deal, and that Palin shouldn't have used a Yahoo account.
This completely escapes the fact that the son of a Democratic state rep. broke into her e-mail account with the goal of changing the election. It doesn't matter what you think of Palin. This is like someone breaking into your home because they want to prove that you stole paperclips from your job. It blows on every moral level.