Troopergate Concluded: Palin Abused Her PowerFollow

If you're in a readin' sort of mood, the report has been made public (PDF)

As opposed to, like, a 3/5 release?

The legislative committee had to vote on whether or not to make the report public.

Actually, I'm reading the report in a nightie and Joph is watching a movie.

I'm betting that most conservatives will presume that this finding is entirely the result of a liberal-led political witch hunt, and disregard the results.

Like that'll matter...

State political party affiliations don't really work the same way though. She's being attacked by a combination of people who were aligned politically with the guy(s) she attacked for corruption, and members of the opposition party. She actually had more allies among the Dems in Alaska then the Republicans. Well. Until she was selected for the VP slot and national political alliances trumped the local state stuff...

Umm... no. The "big deal" was the abuse of power in pressuring Alaska state employees to fire Wooten (which was against the rules). The fact that she was legally allowed to fire someone who served at her pleasure was never in dispute. Had she never attempted to use her office to pressure Monegan to fre Wooten and instead just walked in one day and said "Monegan... I hate that fucking tie. You're fired" there never would have been an investigation.

I could see how you'd want to cling to that strawman though.The ethics violation is, in fact, against Alaska state law in that it violates the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Once again, I'm guessing you're so hung up on saying "Firing Monegan wasn't illegal!" that you'll happily ignore what the actual focus of the case was, but such is life.

Edited, Oct 10th 2008 10:36pm by Jophiel

Gbaji, sometimes you try to hard. Tonight would be one of those times.

The fact that it was a bipartisan committee that released it could add to her cachet that she stood up against the Republicans in her state and this is payback.

In the end it looks to me like a tempest in a teapot. Her husband, therefore Palin herself since she didn't stop Todd, tried to get more punishment for a dirtbag state trooper who happened to be a relative of hers. Maybe not "happened," since Todd Palin prolly wouldn't have gone after another trooper guilty of the same crimes who was not related to Sarah, but the punishment the trooper got was exceedingly light for his misconduct.

If this is the extent of your complaints against Palin, your list is awfully short and light on gravitas. I suspect that this is even an issue speaks more to how small the population of Alaska is and how easy it is to be connected to some big names in politics (big fish in a small pond) than any real wrong doing.

Hmmm, tried to fire a dirtbag state trooper or hanging out with an avowed and unrepentant domestic terrorist?

/holds his arms out like they were scales

I'd have to go with Bill Ayers the domestic terrorist for $800, Alex. That displays far more poor judgement to me.

Totem

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20081011/D93ODOHG0.html



This woman is a cancer that needs to be removed ASAP. She is the one bringing out these crazy frothing-at-the-mouth gun nuts who are yelling "Off with Obama's head" at their political rallies.

Her church affiliations proclaim that when the end times come, and they will come soon, Heaven will descend to earth through Alaska, and Alaska will lead the way in the final battle against the devil and show the people to the light of heaven.

WHY DO WE HAVE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO DON'T DISCOURAGE VIOLENT ACTS AGAINST THEIR OPPONENTS?

What's amusing is that this was a complaint that we had against Palin the second she was announced. Everyone kept expecting it to blow over. It didn't.

As I said before, I heard about Palin from Wonkette when they first broke Troopergate, long before McCain tapped her. It was not an auspicious introduction.