A new report just released -- hours before the polls open on Election Day -- exonerates Gov. Sarah Palin in the Troopergate controversy.
The state Personnel Board-sanctioned investigation is the second into whether Palin violated state ethics law in firing her public safety commissioner, and it contradicts the earlier findings by a special counsel hired by the state Legislature.
Both investigations found that Palin was within her rights to fire Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.
But the new report says the Legislature's investigator was wrong to conclude that Palin abused her power by allowing aides and her husband, Todd, to pressure Monegan and others to dismiss her ex-brother-in-law, Trooper Mike Wooten. Palin was accused of firing Monegan after Wooten stayed on the job.
It's amazing what happens when investigations are done by independent boards, not partisan hacks. Too bad this comes much too late to repair the damage done to Palin's reputation in this election cycle.
I doubt this little scandal really did a thing to Palin's rep. Her ridiculous raping of the English language, her ass backwards policies, and her inability to stay on message with the McCain campaign all counted more against her than this scandal...a scandal that only people who weren't going to like her anyway cared about at all.
Posted By: The Doctor (Registered) on November 03, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Yeah, she was cleared by her personally instigated commission with members of the Personnel Board picked by herself. The media really dropped the ball on this one.
Posted By: C (Guest) on November 03, 2008 at 11:40 PM
"Too bad this comes much too late to repair the damage done to Palin's reputation in this election cycle."
Her reputation as an idiot is irreparable. It's her own fault.
Posted By: Sev (Guest) on November 03, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Did the second investigation conclude that her allowing her husband and aides to pressure Monegan was ethical?
Posted By: Bisch (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 12:21 AM
You are aware that the "partisan hacks" were 10 republicans to 4 democrats, right?
Posted By: Kyle (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Kyle,
That legislative panel did not write the original report, they only released it. It was all the work of one guy.
Posted By: Chris Connolly (Registered) on November 04, 2008 at 12:57 AM
You need to get your facts straight, Chris. The "personnel board" is the partisan hack job here, its appointed by the GOVERNOR!
Posted By: Joe (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 01:08 AM
Chris, you are too funny. You dismiss a panel comprised of 10 Republicans and 4 Democrats by calling them political hacks. Hacks, as in plural.
Then you turn around and defend yourself by saying only one guy wrote the report. ONE.
Get it together, man.
And by the way, "Joe" is right. The personnel board is appointed by Palin.
Tell me again which one is the partisan hack?
Posted By: Not Connolly (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 01:49 AM
Someone should get Connolly a tin foil hat. I seriously think he needs it.
Posted By: JO (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 02:26 AM
What baffles me is the severe lack of coverage on her husband's seperatist status.
Posted By: Guest#0828 (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 02:28 AM
Yes, THIS, THIS was what cost Sarah Palin her reputation. Not her ridiculous views, the cynical reasoning for her appointment, her proclivity for gaffs, her winking, the fact that she only did a handful of interviews due to utter incompetence, her liking for putting her foot in her mouth, her inexperience in a campaign that had made a point of attacking Obama's lack of it and her losing of the VP debate. No, it was definitely THIS.
Posted By: Pete Thorn (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 03:19 AM
Yeah all those biased Obama hacks, the REPUBLICANS in the BI-PARTISAN committee that evaluated her. THE REPUBLICANS who outnumbered Democrats. Yes, those biased folks.
You're ridiculous Connolly.
Posted By: Poppycock (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 03:46 AM
Forget about Caribou barbie! Today is all about President Obama!
Posted By: LawrenceNY (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 06:07 AM
I was going to comment on here and rip this fool for his misleading the viewers of this site but it seems everyone else has done it for me! THANKS GUYS!!!
Con is an idiot but I hope he continues to post. He is like Michael Savage and the other right wing nut jobs that I like to listen to for a good laugh because it shows me how out of touch and moronic you people are!!
Posted By: The Virus (Guest) on November 04, 2008 at 09:22 AM
I am glad that you have posted since the election...
oh wait...
I guess the American people have more intelligence than a conservative hack.
Posted By: David (Guest) on November 08, 2008 at 01:08 AM
STAY CURRENT