BS: Troopergate, anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:20 PM

From Reuters:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate, abused the power of her office by dismissing the state's public safety commissioner, a report released on Friday said.

The investigation centered on whether the firing of Walt Monegan, the state's public safety commissioner, was linked to Palin's personal feud with a state trooper, Michael Wooten, who was involved in a contentious divorce with the governor's sister.

The report, written by Steve Branchflower, a retired state prosecutor hired by lawmakers to conduct the inquiry, said Monegan's refusal to fire Wooten was not the sole reason he was dismissed but was likely a contributing factor.

The Alaska scandal known locally as "Troopergate" gained national attention after Palin was selected to be Sen. John McCain's running mate.

The McCain-Palin campaign has attacked the investigation as a partisan effort led by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and said the public safety commissioner was dismissed because of poor performance.

(Reporting by Yereth Rosen; Editing by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Peter Cooney)

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:07 PM

Abuse of power as governor may be an impeachable offense, but is not necessarily criminal. Ebbie, do you know if in Alaska, it is an impeachable offense?

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:05 PM

Thanks, Alice. I'm proud of them. Kim Elton, in particular. He's a local 'boy' and he does a good job.

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:04 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/palin.investigation/index.html

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:04 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/palin.investigation/index.html

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:03 PM

A link, a link, my Kingdom for a link!

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:03 PM

Monegan says, "I feel vindicated."

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:01 PM

Breaking News on CNN
The Legislature found that she abused her power as governor.

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 08:54 PM

There are two investigations involved. One is a bipartisan one that was begun before McCain tapped her; she was on record as saying she would cooperate fully with it. The other one is one that she is more comfortable with- they are her own people.

After MCain's anointing, she began backing and filling and started claiming that the investigation was biased and unfair and detrimental to her political hopes. Her (ha! Not our?) Attorney General let members of staff and family - seven of them - know honoring supoenas was a matter of desire. Strangely enough, they all opted not to honor them.

The investigation done by her own people has exonerated her; the bipartisan investigation has now completed its task and was planning to release its findings this month. It appears now that they may wait until after the election.

And the race goes on...

Subject: RE: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: Alice
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 08:39 PM

I've been following the case on some Alaska web sites.
Yes, it was Republicans in Alaska who started the investigation. They've been complaining that the McCain campaign arrived and began to interfere with it.

Subject: BS: Troopergate, anyone?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 08:38 PM

It seems that the investigation of Sarah Palin and the Monaghan firing isn't going to be released to the public as promised. On t'other hand, she tells us she's innocent (which is, presumably, why she's tried to hard to get the investigation shut down.) And it was initiated by a Republican state legislature, and conducted by a Republican-dominated committee.

What's wrong here?