Tuesday, September 16, 2008

McCain-Palin and Troopergate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26727937/

Palin will not be cooperating with the investigation into what's now called Troopergate because its too partisan. Bah! (see below for an excerpt)

Unbelievable! This isn't even on the front page. Okay - on the one hand its good because fighting Sarah Palin is not helpful, but on the other hand, this is unbelievable. McCain has said he wants transparency in government, but this transparency is so audacious its shocking - they don't even care what it looks like because they know their base will vote for McCain no matter what.

(Which reminds me of the definition of 'fanatic'... a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. That's the Republican base. Elie Wiesel says "“A fanatic is someone who doesn’t listen to [anything] except his own ideas. A fanatic never has any questions, only answers.")

"The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted Friday to issue subpoenas to 13 people, including Palin's husband, to compel cooperation with the investigation. The campaign said it didn't know if Todd Palin planned to challenge his subpoena.
The governor has not been subpoenaed, but the investigator hired by the legislature, Steve Branchflower, said Friday he is interested in speaking with her. Campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said that was unlikely as long as the investigation "remains tainted."
Though the governor initially said she'd cooperate, after she became McCain's running mate in late July, her lawyer sought to have the three-member state Personnel Board take over, alleging that public statements made by the Democratic chair of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Hollis French, indicated the probe was politically motivated."

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