"Troopergate"
When Governor Sarah Palin was selected for Senator John McCain by the Christian Right, the Club for Growth and the lobbyists that now own him in fee simple, there was only one visible cloud on her horizon. Namely, the firing of Alaskan top cop Monegan for allegedly refusing to fire her brother-in-law from the State Police.
According to reports at that time, the Governor and her staff were cooperating fully with the legislative investigation into the allegations, and there didn't seem to be much to it.
Until McCain's handlers and legal staff went north.
Now she's lawyered up, and so has her husband. Both are saying now that they will not cooperate and will not honor the legislative subpoenas, saying that the investigation is a partisan witch hunt.
The committee investigating the allegations is composed of five people, only two of whom are Democrats. The vote to subpoena was 3-2, with one Republican joining the two Democrats (and it's probably rather telling that the sole Republican in the majority was from Gov. Palin's city, Wasilla).
Not exactly partisan.
The fun bit about this latest news is that the announcement of Todd Palin's noncompliance with the legislative subpoena comes not from his lawyer, the Governor's lawyer or any member of her staff. It comes from a spokesman for the McCain for President Campaign.
Hmm.
With her nomination for Vice-President, Governor Palin has had to undergo a great deal of scrutiny in the press. One priceless little tidbit is that she supported charging rape victims for the cost of the swab kit and testing required as evidence in a rape. Fun, eh? And apparently Mr. Monegan was advocating for a task force to cut down on the number of rapes in Alaska (a very high number, which indicates there isn't much to do in Alaska apart from shooting wolves from an airplane).
The amount of baggage being applied to Governor Palin grows.
What's the legal protocol if a nominee gets indicted? Or worse, if the Vice-President-elect of the United States gets indicted?
According to reports at that time, the Governor and her staff were cooperating fully with the legislative investigation into the allegations, and there didn't seem to be much to it.
Until McCain's handlers and legal staff went north.
Now she's lawyered up, and so has her husband. Both are saying now that they will not cooperate and will not honor the legislative subpoenas, saying that the investigation is a partisan witch hunt.
The committee investigating the allegations is composed of five people, only two of whom are Democrats. The vote to subpoena was 3-2, with one Republican joining the two Democrats (and it's probably rather telling that the sole Republican in the majority was from Gov. Palin's city, Wasilla).
Not exactly partisan.
The fun bit about this latest news is that the announcement of Todd Palin's noncompliance with the legislative subpoena comes not from his lawyer, the Governor's lawyer or any member of her staff. It comes from a spokesman for the McCain for President Campaign.
Hmm.
With her nomination for Vice-President, Governor Palin has had to undergo a great deal of scrutiny in the press. One priceless little tidbit is that she supported charging rape victims for the cost of the swab kit and testing required as evidence in a rape. Fun, eh? And apparently Mr. Monegan was advocating for a task force to cut down on the number of rapes in Alaska (a very high number, which indicates there isn't much to do in Alaska apart from shooting wolves from an airplane).
The amount of baggage being applied to Governor Palin grows.
What's the legal protocol if a nominee gets indicted? Or worse, if the Vice-President-elect of the United States gets indicted?
posted by Walt at 9:12 AM
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