Parting Shot — 2.5.10

In this file photo taken Feb. 14, 2009, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets her husband Todd at the finish line of the 2009 Tesoro Iron Dog on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. E-mails obtained by The Associated Press suggest Todd Palin was intimately involved in decisions related to state government when his wife was governor of Alaska. The e-mails show Todd Palin was included in messages on a wide range of government and political issues. (AP Photo/Sam Harrel, File)

Question: Obviously, Hillary Clinton, the former 1st Lady and current U.S. senator from New York, was a key adviser in the Clinton administration. Is there anything wrong with a chief elected executive, like Clinton or Palin, relying on an unelected partner for issue advice?