Alaska lawmakers yesterday ruled that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power -- and ethics -- in pressuring subordinates to get State Trooper Mike Wooten fired, but was within her rights and didn't break the law in firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. And the McCain campaign, for some reason, is rejoicing and blaming Barack Obama. Huh? Neither Obama nor his campaign had anything to do with a bipartisan group that saw fit to investigate Palin and her out-of-control "First Dude" who obsessed about getting his former brother-in-law fired after claiming he threatened his family. So now McCain is proud of a running mate who's found to have acted unethically, but not criminally? Someone who on a supposed "Country First" campaign displayed an obvious "Me First" agenda. And Palin wasn't exactly Miss Forthcoming about her actions, was she?
Read the coverage for yourselves...
anchoragedailynews.com
cnn.com
nytimes.com
"(Palin) knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda”--Troopergate Report
1 comment:
I wonder if the maverick VP will have a press conference about the report?
(Okay, I don't wonder.)
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