Comments on: TrooperGate Marches On

By: Jared S

Jared S — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:22:55 +0000

I love how Republicans believe that no one in their party can do wrong. When the report comes out… and I do believe it will be a result unfavorable to Palin’s public image… When the report comes out, most Republicans will probably believe that its those “crazy liberals” distorting their beloved idiot in an attempt to “steal” the election.

The difference between republicans and democrats is the ability to question one’s own party.

By: gerryf

gerryf — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:54:01 +0000

Actually, MW, I think you added the whole bit about him subverting the budget initiatives of the governor since the beginning. Early on you were pretty much of the opinion that she could fire whomever she wanted to.

The GOP didn’t even start spouting the “subverting” nonsense until several months into the whole controversy. And, of course, that argument didn’t really hold water after Palin publickly commended him and also offered him a different job so she could insert her own guy, a sexual harrasser who would can her ex-brother-in-law.

Ultimately, you’re right of course, she can get rid of any at-will employee she wants and she will never be “guilty” of breaking any law.

The problem with that line of thinking is that just because she could do it legally, doesn’t mean she is ethically right to have done it.

Palin has shown herself time and time again to be a person who gets rid of people who aren’t yes men or anyone who stands in her way. She is the kind of self-serving perosn that gives public service a bad name.

By: kranky kritter

kranky kritter — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:44:03 +0000

Yup, my money is on the finding that she fired someone that she had the rightful authority to fire. The report will probably also do some partisan ass-covering by using words that the left can hang some spin on, like “questionable” or “appearance of bias” etc., etc. This is common, that report has an official finding that goes one way, and a toothless but strongly worded summary that’s crafted in part as political consolation for the other side.

Then, I expect the left to continue to try to spin this as “yabbut she shunta….”

Then, after Obama wins, people will stop giving 2 shites.

By: mw

mw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:27:35 +0000

No need for any new predictions, as absolutely nothing has changed since this nonsense started. Nothing. As in "No Thing". As in the absence of anything substantive or new. As such we'll stick to the same facts we know... "He was a political appointee. He was not elected governor. As an unelected political appointee he took it upon himself to subvert and work actively against the budget initiatives of the elected governor of the state. If he wanted to set the budget priorities for the state, he could run for governor himself and put his case in front of the people of Alaska." ... which means we of course have the same conclusion:

Let me help. This is the absolute best finding (from your perspective) that you can expect (spoiler alert): â€œWe the bipartisan legislative investigation found that the governor took a completely legal action that is within the bounds of her authority, but some of her actions may have created an appearance of inappropriate pressure.â€

and my even earlier conclusion stands: No "There" There

By: mike mcEachran

mike mcEachran — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:07:02 +0000

I’ve been saying from the beginning that there is fire under this smoke. The fire, we’re finding out, is Sara Palin’s knee-jerk decision making, and obvious lack of intellectual curiosity. She’s the governor, damn it, her ex-brother-in-law is a bad guy, so let rule of propriety be damned – get rid of him and anyone that stands in the way of getting rid of him. It fits perfectly in the scope of personality we’re discovering she has.