Palin Investigation Stalled By McCain Campaign, State Legislator Says

[gatorboy]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5702697&page=1

Is the McCain campaign afraid of an 'October surprise' involving vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska?

The Alaska state senator running an investigation of Gov. Palin says the McCain campaign is using stall tactics to prevent him from releasing his final report by Oct. 31, four days before the November election.

"It's likely to be damaging to the Governor," said Senator Hollis French, a Democrat, appointed the project manager for a bi-partisan State Senate Legislative Counsel Committee investigation of claims that Palin abused her office to get the Alaska public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, fired.

Palin, who has denied any wrongdoing and has said she has nothing to hide, hired private lawyers on Saturday, the day after Sen. McCain announced her as his running mate.

[d_b]

1. oh, well that looks good on their part.

just the kind of reformer and maverick we've been waiting for.

They're done.

[KeepItReal]

2. "McCain campaign operatives..."to help coordinate" her vice-presidential campaign"

(eom)

[Solly Mack]

3. McCain stalling for a way to spin it

[smoogatz]

4. Palin's toast.

McCain's candidacy is a listing wreck. What fun!!!

[janet118]

5. We will not hear of this until after the election . . .

It will be "no comment on an ongoing investigation" until after November 4th. The new lawyer will be there to ensure mucho delays.

No. This one's off the table unless the MSM decides to do its own research. What are the chances?

[MUAD_DIB]

6. How can McPalin expect to insert themselves into and hamper

an ongoing investigation?


How can McCain? He's a senator form a different state!

How can Palin? She's the one under investigation!


French should move ahead as he has been, without interference, and proceed with his investigation.

[FatDave]

7. So the team that scrambled up there on saturday...

They were just going up to interfere with an investigation? Typical. Christ, I fucking hate republicans. Fucking hate them with every fiber of my being.

[liberalla]

8. ridiculous!

French says the McCain campaign failed to contact any of the Senators involved in the investigation during the vetting process of Gov. Palin.

"If they had done their job they never would have picked her," said French. "Now they may have to deal with an October surprise," he said, referring to the scheduled release Oct. 31 of the committee's final report.