As corruption goes, this is relatively minor considering what past Presidents and Vice Presidents have done. But how it was handled is an indication of ability, intelligence and so on. The sort of thing needed when planning military actions, political maneuvers and other complex tasks.
Based on this, sounds like if Palin ever became Prez, her administration would be on par with The Mouse That Roared. Speaking of which, perhaps we should follow the film’s lead: to get out of financial crisis start a war we can’t win and… Oh, yeah. We tried that already.
What the Troopergate Report Really Says – TIME
Friday’s report from special investigator Stephen Branchflower to Alaska’s Legislative Council answered some basic questions about the political and personal bog known as Troopergate.
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Was the refusal to fire Mike Wooten the reason Palin fired Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan? Not exclusively, and it was within her rights as the states’ chief executive to fire him for just about any reason, even without cause.
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But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so.
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A harsh verdict? Consider the report’s findings. Not only did people at almost every level of the Palin administration engage in repeated inappropriate contact with Walt Monegan and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Public Safety, but Monegan and his peers constantly warned these Palin disciples that the contact was inappropriate and probably unlawful. Still, the emails and calls continued — in at least one instance on recorded state trooper phone lines.
BTW, just like with McCain, Palin isn’t finding the love out there anymore among ‘supporters.’
