Trooper-Gate: Palin's Shifting Stories

[Fuzz]

There's a moment in a lot of political scandals when the contradictions and inconsistencies in the story being put out by the figure accused become so glaringly obvious that they themselves turn into an important part of the story. We may now have reached that point in Trooper-Gate -- especially as regards Sarah Palin's stated reasons for firing Walt Monegan.

A court filing made yesterday by Palin's lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, asserts that Palin fired Monegan as the state's public safety commissioner because of a series of instances of Monegan's insubordination on budget issues, including Monegan working with an Alaska legislator to seek funding for a project Governor Palin had already vetoed. This alleged pattern of "outright insubordination" is said to have culminated in Monegan planning a trip to Washington to go after federal funds for an initiative to fight sexual assault crimes, which had not yet been approved by the governor. (Van Flein's account was in sync with the line taken last night by a McCain campaign spokesman at a press conference in Alaska.)

More at:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/troopergate_palins_shifting_st.php

[Kind of Blue]

1. She's incredulous.

She really, really needs to be impeached and stop this shameful vp campaign. Besides the vendetta, which is big, I wonder why she, as a mom, would knowingly stop funding for child sexual abuse that's rampant in Alaska. I understand that she is pro-life even in the case of rape or incest. But you'd think she'd know offspring from incest could result in an abnormal fetus. It's almost as if she wants to keep these kids quiet.