David Chaney, right, watches Palin as a member of her Secret Service detail during a rally in Carson, Calif on October 4, 2008.
Even before veteran agent David Chaney became caught up in the Colombia prostitution scandal, there were warning signs. To wit: he decided to put up a Denver Post picture of himself with Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin on his Facebook page. Alongside the photo, taken at a Colorado fundraiser during the 2008 campaign, was the caption “I was really checking her out, if you know what I mean?” Following the latest scandal it didn’t take long for the post to be discovered; it quickly went viral and even earned a response from Palin herself. “This agent who was kind of ridiculous there in posting pictures and comments about checking someone out,” she fumed to Fox News. “Check this out, bodyguard. You’re fired! And I hope his wife sends him to the doghouse.”