From FOX News:
Sarah Palin "abused her power" as governor in the disciplinary case against a state trooper, according to a legislative panel's report released Friday, though it also found that her firing of a state commissioner was "proper and lawful."
The ethics inquiry, which Palin's supporters have called politically motivated, found that a family grudge was a factor in Palin's dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan -- but not the sole factor. The report says Palin failed to keep her husband from meddling in the discipline of the state trooper, her brother-in-law, following a contentious divorce.
...Investigator Stephen Branchflower, who drafted the bipartisan panel's report, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain.
...The nearly 300-page report does not recommend sanctions or a criminal investigation.
What?
No criminal investigation?
If Gov. Palin was found to be in violation of a state ethics law, why isn't the panel recommending such action?
Here's a statement from the McCain-Palin campaign, issued by spokeswoman Meg Stapleton, on the 'Troopergate' Report:
“Today’s report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan. The report also illustrates what we’ve known all along: this was a partisan led inquiry run by Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior. Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact. The Governor is looking forward to cooperating with the Personnel Board and continuing her conversation with the American people regarding the important issues facing the country.”
An Associated Press headline for the story: "Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap"
There certainly are interested parties that want it to sting Palin and do damage to John McCain, but I doubt that it does.
Palin's political enemies and Obama supporters pushed to get a "Palin abused her power" statement out to the public. They succeeded.
It was a sleazy, politically motivated attack. I think people will see the episode for what it's been -- a witch hunt.
At least Palin's supporters are likely to see it that way. Instead of abandoning her over the incident, this could actually strengthen their resolve to stand by her and defend her.
Of course, her detractors won't view Palin as a victim. Why would they? For them, winning the election is the only thing, not truth or fairness or decency.
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You realize that your choice of headlines only pushes the Obamaphile claim that Palin is a power-hungry witch.
Report: Firing "proper and legal" would have been appropriate.
Keep the following in mind:
1. Most people don't read stories; they scan headlines. So you've just said that Palin abused her power. People scanning headlines will therefore remember "Palin abused her power."
2. Propaganda machines rely on that. So they'll generate ANYTHING that leads to the accusation being in headlines. So even debunking stories help to contribute to the lie.
So you've effectively become part of the smear machine.
They said Palin didn't tell her husband to stop contacting state people about the problem. That's the ethics violation. BFD. Besides, under oath her husband said she did tell him to stop. This is absolutely nothing about nothing. So Plain is unfit for office but Frank and Dodd are out having expensive steak dinners this weekend at some lavish establishment? Right
It sure looks like the press have screwed us and themselves. They are too stupid to see what they've done to themselves. Their market shrinks every day because of their tripe and now ad revenue is going to plunge for the next two to five years.
Now, onto important things - who is Obama going to have a Sec. of the Treasury? Does he even know that he has to find somebody to get us out of this world economic mess? From what I've seen of his friends and associates he wouldn't know anybody that is qualified to do the job.
If Obama is elected his on the job training and complete incompetence and inexperience is going to cause millions of people to lose their jobs. With the current economic climate, it'll take at least ten years to fix what he mucks up in his first two years before the off-year election puts and end to the left-wingers madness - like raising taxes so the government can get more money during a deep recession. If you have children and want them to have a good life you best not vote for Obama because there's not going to be enough money to go around with him and the left-wing in power.
It was a sleazy, politically motivated attack.
Since the investigation was under weigh pre-pick, and with 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats composing the committee, this argument seems a stretch.
I think people will see the episode for what it's been -- a witch hunt.
In that case, she's in luck. She has already been immunized from such attacks.
spice
GG, I wrote "Report" to differentiate between truth and spin.
And I don't think my use of the term "witch hunt" should be construed as referring to Palin being a witch. The term is in the vernacular as an asexual reference.
However, none of that is to say that I don't think your comment has merit. You're absolutely right about the impact of headlines.
Spice,
Do you know that Palin has plenty of Republican enemies in Alaska?
She stood up to people in her own party. That's her record as a reformer. Taking those facts into consideration, the argument isn't a stretch at all.
Anonymous,
As for who is Obama going to have as Sec of Treasury... well McCain made an interesting suggestion of Warren Buffet -- one of the smartest people in history when it comes to making, investing and saving money and living modestly.
Did you know that Buffet has endorsed Obama and his economic plan?
Speaking of churches and religion, Obama's church is really something, isn't it.
Ya know, now that Obama has thrown everything he has ever done in his life under the bus, well not everything, we still have no clue what he did at Columbia (Dave's not here...), what is there in his life that would make anybody vote for the guy. He's a total shell. His entire life is void of anything.
I wouldn't say that Obama's "entire life is void of anything."
Although he's choosing to withhold so much of his record from the American public, we do know about some aspects of his life and his voting record.
We know he's against medical care for newborn survivors of botched abortions.
You must not know many conservatives.
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