'TROOPERGATE' HEATS UP....

[ProSense]

'TROOPERGATE' HEATS UP.... I'm not sure what Sarah Palin's "Troopergate" scandal isn't getting more play right now. The still largely unknown Republican VP nominee is in the midst of a fairly serious ethics controversy, and after giving her word to cooperate as part of a transparent process, Palin and her team are acting like they have a lot to hide. Usually, for the national media, this would be like waving red meat in front of a hungry dog.

Newsweek reports that Ed O'Callaghan, a former U.S. Attorney dispatched to Alaska by the McCain campaign, is actively trying to shut the investigation down.

The AP reports that Alaska's Republican state attorney general is blocking state employees from honoring legislative subpoenas, and explained yesterday that the officials are refusing to testify as part of the investigation.

TPM's Zachary Roth reports that Alaskan Republicans have enlisted out-of-state, right-wing lawyers to file suit, hoping to halt the investigation.

As we talked about yesterday, Palin is now refusing to cooperate with the investigation she'd vowed to cooperate with, and is claiming executive privilege to shield her gubernatorial emails from scrutiny from investigators.

And even conservative Alaskans are surprised by the new-found, McCain-driven efforts to destroy Walt Monegan's reputation.

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We have, in other words, a serious political scandal, which a presidential campaign is doing its best to obstruct. Where's the outrage?

[leftynyc]

1. Can someone please explain

why I haven't seen an ad about this yet? Are they just waiting for her to explode or something?

[medicswife]

2. They're too busy asking if Obama's fundraiser last night was

"appropriate". Bunch of shills. We'll still win, even with their disgusting kowtowing to their P.O.W.

[BklynChick]

3. someone said last night on Countdown, "which is worse, the cover-up or the crime?" I think we all

know the answer to that. The attempted cover-up makes her look so much worse.

[grantcart]

4. this is just like Watergate - just bubbling along with a headline every 3-4 days

[cui bono]

6. Is that good or bad at this point in time? n/t

[ProSense]

8. Yup. n/t

[99th_Monkey]

5. Ignoring subpoenas? Claiming "executive privilege"? Hmmm.. Where have I heard that before?

Oh ya, the same corrupt tactics used by the current Bush/Cheney GOP criminal cabal ....

Color me totally surprised that Palin would stoop to such things.
:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Blue_In_AK]

7. I keep posting a bunch of stuff about this,

but apparently it's not too important to anyone outside of Alaska. It should be.

FYI, according to the Liberty Legal Institute, which seems to be trying to take over our state government, the first judge appointed to the case filed by the five Republican legislators yesterday, John Suddock, has recused himself.

http://www.libertylegal.org/Media_Archives_2008archives_Alaska2.aspx

Alaska state representative Les Gara has sent this out to HuffingtonPost as well as several Alaskan bloggers.

http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2008/09/saradise-lost-chapter-sixty-four-alaska.html