Well, that lady is good at denial. She now says the committee report (with a Republican majority membership) clears her of any illegal act and any other ethical wrongdoing. I won't quarrel with her right as Governor to fire her Public Safety Commissioner without reason (even though she had one). But the committee report in its first finding was quite clear that her actions, her husband's actions, and her staff's actions to pressure the Commissioner to fire the trooper were an abuse of ethical standards for personal gain. This lady lies straight-faced; maybe that's what she thinks a "straight-shooter" is.

What makes this case even more ironic is that "abuse of power" is the charge that she used to unseat the previous Republican governor. She should have some familiarity with the concept and she does.

Meanwhile, there a report out on MSNBC that her newly constructed family home in Wasilla was the beneficiary of "in kind donations" from a major building supplier that was subsequently awarded a major contract for a $20 million sports arena. Maybe she learned something from Sen. Stevens. There's nothing like combining the personal goodies with the public good!

Charley Noble