Palin Calls Self 'Frugal,'

Snip from Fox News: Palin Calls Self Frugal; Denies Taking $150,000 in Designer Clothes: "Also on Thursday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, a private watchdog group in Washington, filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Palin, the Republican National Committee and several political operatives alleging that the purchase of clothing for Palin and her family violates Federal Election Campaign Act.

The law prohibits a candidate for federal office from converting campaign funds to personal use. CREW notes that FEC regulations make clear the prohibition applies to clothing but also provide that donations by candidates to charity are not for personal use. CREW argued this exception might apply to Palin's clothes but doesn't appear to apply to clothes for her family."

The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) proves conclusively that these charges are a FECAl matter.