Palin currently being investigated for abuse of office
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http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNBC_McCain_picks_Alaska_governor_as_0829.html
Palin currently being investigated for abuse of office
The Associated Press reports, "More recently, she has come under the scrutiny of an investigation by the Republican-controlled legislature into the possibility that she ordered the dismissal of Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire her former brother-in-law as a state trooper."
The commissioner, Walt Monegan, was fired on July 11, because Palin "wanted to take the department in a new direction," according to Bloomberg. "Monegan than alleged that he had been pressured to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was married to Palin's sister and was involved in a contentious divorce, according to the Anchorage Daily News."
The Bloomberg story continues, "Palin has denied any wrongdoing. The state Legislature voted on July 28 to hire an independent investigator to probe whether Palin, her family or members of her administration had pressured Monegan to fire Wooten, according to the Daily News."
"Palin hasn't been implicated in the four-year-old federal corruption investigation, which has resulted in convictions of or guilty pleas from three state legislators, Murkowski's former chief of staff and two executives of an oil-services company, as well as the indictment of Senator Ted Stevens," Bloomberg's report concludes.
Last month a Democratic official told the Wall Street Journal that Palin was facing possible impeachment.
"This is a governor who was almost impervious to error," Hollis French, a Democratic state senator told the Journal. "Now she could face impeachment, in a worst-case scenario."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CNBC_McCain_picks_Alaska_governor_as_0829.html
Palin currently being investigated for abuse of office
The Associated Press reports, "More recently, she has come under the scrutiny of an investigation by the Republican-controlled legislature into the possibility that she ordered the dismissal of Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire her former brother-in-law as a state trooper."
The commissioner, Walt Monegan, was fired on July 11, because Palin "wanted to take the department in a new direction," according to Bloomberg. "Monegan than alleged that he had been pressured to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was married to Palin's sister and was involved in a contentious divorce, according to the Anchorage Daily News."
The Bloomberg story continues, "Palin has denied any wrongdoing. The state Legislature voted on July 28 to hire an independent investigator to probe whether Palin, her family or members of her administration had pressured Monegan to fire Wooten, according to the Daily News."
"Palin hasn't been implicated in the four-year-old federal corruption investigation, which has resulted in convictions of or guilty pleas from three state legislators, Murkowski's former chief of staff and two executives of an oil-services company, as well as the indictment of Senator Ted Stevens," Bloomberg's report concludes.
Last month a Democratic official told the Wall Street Journal that Palin was facing possible impeachment.
"This is a governor who was almost impervious to error," Hollis French, a Democratic state senator told the Journal. "Now she could face impeachment, in a worst-case scenario."
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I wonder, if Obama's VP was being investigated like this, would anyone care...
I'm sure you wouldn't
really, what makes you say that...?
your obvious partisanship
he he..:) is it that obvious...?
thanks for assuming...
I suppose I can say you blindly follow mchouse...right...?
yes its very obvious and no I dont support mccain
Yea, she can 'abuse' my 'office' any day, am I right fellas?
not to me...
I can assume too...
it's fun, ain't it...
Weak.
This "brother in law" drank while on duty, among other things.
http://www.adn.com/politics/story/476430.html
Hardly a controversy.
yeah, I guess being investigated for abuse of power is no big deal...
what was I thinking...she'll just be a heartbeat away from being President...
I guess we should just ignore everything about her and embrace her with open arms...
If a real "abuse of power" story comes up, then it's up for discussion.
I read that and go, "Okay he had these incidents as a trooper that could warrant getting him fired."
I said I was mistaken...who cares if she fired this guy because he wouldn't fire her brother-in-law...
I'm sure she is ready to jump in the drivers seat if McCain takes ill....
she's great...I'm sure you knew all about her prior today...so I take your word for it...
Being investigated for something isn't a big deal...innocent until proven guilty mean anything to ya?
Where do you stand on the West Memphis 3?
Actually, I believe Fanch did know about her before today.
I've been preaching Palin since Feb-April, around there.