Before you go, one more question Mr. Kopp....

Actually, I'd like to hear answers to these questions as well:

1. What made the firing of Monegan so vital that it had to be done while Palin was out of town? I could see if some crisis had arisen, or Monegan had committed some scandalous misdeed, but this firing was timed in a peculiar way. I've yet to see a Palin explanation.

2. When Palin (through her spokesbot) said Kopps sexual harassment allegation had been "investigated" and found to be "baseless", on what was that statement founded?

3. At what time did Palin instruct her staff to do the necessary background investigation on Kopp prior to firing Monegan?

4. If an investigation of Kopp by Palin's staff was initiated, why did Palin not advise Monegan of the coming change at that time? I seriously doubt the competence of this woman or that of many of her key staff members. She seems to hire her old buddies and hope they'll grow into the job. Unfortunately, that's something not even Palin is doing very well.

Man it sure is getting crowded under that bus! I laugh because I have insufficient tears to weep.

Is it just me or did Palin blame *us* for how this all went down? "Is it any wonder that not too many people choose to enter the political and public arena." Is she serious? *We're* the ones who won't get the benefit of Kopp's expertise, which I would assume would include his talents for unwanted hugs and illicit smoochies. It's the *public's* fault there's been a media firestorm. And thus, this has been brutal on a "good Alaskan family". She made it sound as if we ran him out of town needlessly. How foolish of us to want someone with integrity running DPS rather than someone who lies about his history and doesn't answer questions directly when asked! It's not his fault he lied and it's not her fault she had the chance to vet this guy and refused to do it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Palin isn't one to take responsibility. Deflection and plausible deniability still rule the day, it seems.

Business management scientists know that 70% of all errors in policy application and conflict in the work place are because of poor communication. In any organization, proper communication and its implementation originates and is facilitated by its CEO; in our case of government, it is Sarah and/ or (Todd) Palin. From there, the mission and policy plans are passed on to the executive administrators and commissioners and so-forth. From day-one of this administration, people at all levels of engagement with Palin(s) have been complaining about their poor communication and skill in such. I was not impressed, nor did I believe the assertions of the cowed and remaining commissioners who were dragged out, guillotine ever poised, (at the pleasure of the governor) this week to praise her communication prowess. The degree of denial and lack of personal responsibility demonstated by this governor is appalling at best. It's a shame Palin never met Sigmund Freud. I do believe that after talking to Sarah he would have discovered some new ego defense mechanisms.

Do we know when the two year period expired and the letter of reprimand was removed from Mr. Kopp's file in relationship to the Governor's decisions to fire and hire for the Public Safety Commissioner position?

There she goes again. Palin screws up, lies, and now blames Chuck Kopp. Let's look at the facts. July 11: Palin fires Walt Monegan. July 14: Palin announces selection of Chuck Kopp as new commissioner. July 16: Palin says she knew of the sexual harassment accusation before she picked Kopp, her spokeswoman Sharon Leighow said. Leighow says Palin LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT TO BE "UNSUBSTANTIATED." The governor still supports Kopp, Leighow said.

The governor later claims the complaint was "baseless." July 23: Kopp admits there had been a complaint, and it had resulted in a letter of reprimand that was removed from his file after 2 years. July 24: Palin claims she didn't know about the sexual harassment complaint resulting in a letter of reprimand. Kopp says that when he was asked on July 11 to become commissioner, he was asked a "series of problem-solving questions" by "someone on the governor's staff " and the issue of the complaint never came up.

This is no longer about Kopp, who may very well be a decent person, and a good law enforcement professional who happens to not be media savvy, especially when he is dragged unwittingly into a controversy by someone who- until now- had been a master of media manipulation. This is about Sarah (and Todd) Palin. The Palins fired Monegan, and rushed to hire a replacement. Apparently the governor did not use a normal vetting process.

Remember- she was in Philadelphia making a last=ditch attempt to be McCain's running mate.

Anyone with any common sense, intelligence and experience knows that one basic premise of vetting is to find out if there are any skeletons in the closet. This apparently was not done. If it had been, Palin and Kopp could have announced there had been a complaint, Kopp had received some discipline, had learned from the incident, etc. etc..

Instead, we have:

1. A governor who has again lied to the people of Alaska. On July 16, Sharon Leighow said the governor had looked into the complaint and found it to be "unsubstantiated" and "baseless." This was a false statement. Either the governor never looked into the complaint, or she did and lied about it. Sharon Leighow, if she has any professional self-respect left, should resign immediately for spreading this falsehood. Now the governor says she had no idea that Kopp had been reprimanded, and is preparing to throw him under the bus with Walt Monegan to cover up her ineptness. Shame on you, Sarah (and Todd) Palin.

2. Kopp says that when he was asked on July 11 to become commissioner, he was asked a "series of problem-solving questions" by "someone on the governor's staff " Who is the person who asked him some "problem solving questions," but did not perform Vetting 101. He (or she) should be fired for incompetence. Legislators, please add that to the list of questions for the investigator.

3. Kopp and his family are now a victim of the Palin family vendetta against Wooten and Monegan. I feel bad for them, as Chuck was doing his best to provide a critical public service for the state. He probably still could, if Palin had not decided to throw him under the bus. He just didn't understand that he was dealing with a pack of liars, jackals and syncophants when he was offered a job. Bottom line: The Palin regime is continuing the coverup.

Before long, we will know the facts when these people are put under oath and start pointing fingers at each other. More heads will roll. Thank you, Sarah and Todd, for telling us what the "new direction" really is.

Channel 11 had covered this story at 6. They pushed SP spokesperson on whether or nor the gov's office had gotten any complaints about Kopp. Yeah, they had received a letter from the victim but never looked into it. The letter is posted on their website ktva.com.

Has anyone asked the question what the effect would be on a flood of Canadian Gas on the market price of gas prior to any Alaska Gas development. The reason I am asking is TransCanada is not scheduling any construction start-up until 2019 based on the following: http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/23072008/2/biz-finance-hurdles-ahead-transcanada-s-26-billion-alaska-pipeline.html Here is an excerpt: "...TransCanada is involved in another major Arctic pipeline project, the Mackenzie Gas Project. The most recent cost estimate of that project from March of last year was C$16.2 billion, though analysts have said it could now be as high as $20 billion. Its expected startup date is 2014, with the Alaska project following in 2019. TransCanada shares were down slightly to C$38.90 in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.... There was a report of an interview of the CEO today and he confirmed the schedule. If there was a flood of Canadian gas on the market, the price of Alaska gas would be diminished - permanently.