Just for the record......

I want to hear more about why Mr. Colberg is still involved in this investigation. Didn't he admit way back in July that he had also contacted the Dept. of Public Safety about Wooten? That makes him a witness. How can he possibly represent the state and its employees on this issue when he himself is implicated? I guess it's no surprise that his department will not honor the subpoenas. I for one am completely disgusted by yesterday's developments.

The only cover-up here is French's connection to Obama. From Obama's official website dated July 30: Today in Juneau, state representatives and senators from across Alaska gathered to rally behind Barack Obama and discuss his plan to address record-high energy prices that are straining Alaskans budgets and hurting the Alaska economy. “Senator Obama has a plan to end our dependence on foreign oil and reduce skyrocketing energy prices,” said Senator Hollis French of Anchorage, a former oil rig worker. “Having worked in the oil business in Alaska for twelve years, I know firsthand the importance of oil and natural gas to Alaska. Senator Obama will not only invest in renewable fuels and increase car fuel efficiency standards, he strongly supports construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline and accelerated drilling in the Alaska National Petroleum Reserve which will provide affordable energy to Alaska and our country and good jobs for Alaskans.” “High gas and energy prices are squeezing Alaskans harder than anyone else in the US,” Senator Kim Elton of Juneau said. “We need a president who will work to make Alaska resources part of our country’s energy solution. Barack Obama has long been a supporter of Alaska energy priorities like the Alaska natural gas pipeline. He’ll work as president to invest in Alaska’s energy future and make Alaska part of the answer.”

When I worked with you years ago via phone (me at the Travel Agency here in Juneau and you, of course, "The Avis Guy"), I learned very quickly what an honest and reasonable man you were. I am proud to say, I have never changed my opinion. You are a breath of fresh truth and I admire you even more now than I did then. Keep your head up, Andrew, you should be quite proud of yourself for standing up for ALL Alaskans!

can someone please tell me what exactly happens if Sarah is found guilty of abuse of power?! What is the bottomline? Is it a slap on the hand and written reprimand? Is it impeachment (yeah right) Is this similar to Bill Clinton and "bad man, you shouldn't have done that" and obviously the general public moves on pretty much unmoved but full of jokes. I would think we have many more important life issues at hand

It appears that the McCain-Palin ticket does not care what happens to the State of Alaska as a result of its meddling in Troopergate. Who is going to deal with all these issues and lawsuits after the November election? Also, didn't senior AG Michael Barnhill approve compliance with 4 of the legislative subpoenas just last week?

If there was no crime, why work so hard on the cover up?

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Blotter/Van%20Flein%20final%20reponse%20pdf.pdf *** 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. 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's administration," 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. ***

(1) How can she credibly claim that Monegan was insubordinate when she previously praised his work and offered him another job on the Alcohol Control Board (ABC)? See KTVA 8-15-08 article, "Governor and staff's latest explanations leave more questions" (But weeks ago she praised Monegan for his abilities to solve those same issues when offering him a job as the director of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board. "I recognized Frank Bailey, Boards and Commissions Director that Walt's interests and strengths could be put to good use as he could concentrate exclusively on a couple of issues that were his interest, that be bootlegging and alcohol problems in rural Alaska," said Palin on July 17th.); see also Gov. Palin Press RELEASE No. 08-122 (7/17/08). (2) How can she claim she fired him because he wasn’t doing enough to combat bootlegging and alcohol abuse problems, yet offer him a new job in precisely that field? See KTVA 8-15-08 article ("I was concerned also that we were not doing enough on continuing alcohol abuse issues that I wanted to see tackled, including the bootlegging issues in rural Alaska"); See also CNBC interview ('What does a VP do?' video) (“it was the Commissioner that we were seeking more results, more action to fill, uh, vacant trooper positions, to deal with bootlegging and alcohol abuse problems in our rural villages especially. Um, just needed some new direction, a lot of new energy in that position. That is why the replacement took place there of the Commissioner of public safety.”) There are only 2 options here: (A) She is lying, and in the process willing to playing politics with state procedure and to smear the reputation of a well-respected police chief (not to mention lying about ever contacting or pressuring Monegan about Wooten); or (B) She is not lying, and she is so irrational that she offered a job to a guy to head up the ABC -- a task force she thinks is important (alcohol abuse/bootlegging, etc.) -- even though she claims she fired that same guy for failing to control alcohol abuse/bootlegging AND who she now accuses of insubordination. Which one is it?

Another casuality of the Sara-normal behavior we are watching is that where I once enjoyed listening to radio hosts such as Rush, Hanity and Oreily I can now not stand to hear a word that comes out of their mouths. I always knew they each had their own bent and bias but thought they all were pretty intelegent men who did their research. They all sound like total idiots now as they discuss Sara Palin. I am someone who voted for Palin before I knew what a vicious wacko she really is. Just like Murkowski, Stevens, Young and Ruderich these radio hosts will realize they have been duped. Rush, Hanity and Oreily have not yet realized that Sara Palin despises them and every conservative value they hold. They are the "good old boys" she wants to throw under the bus and as others have said "it is getting really crowded under that bus".

It's Official! The Alaska legislature now belongs to John McCain. They are doing his bidding and shutting down the investigation of Sarah Palin. COVER-UP!, COVER-UP!, COVER-UP!, COVER-UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If things are really as she reports then for the life of me I can't figure out why she would be stonewalling like this. The only good thing that would come out of McCain and Palin getting elected is you'd know what some of the early scandals would be. http://www.aftercancernowwhat.wordpress.com

The federal (and some state) laws prevent private persons and companies from contributing services to government or public officials. Although this sounds counterintuitive, it's viewed as a key defense of legislative authority to decide through appropriations what government will and won't do, and it also prevents private persons from, in essence, bribing public officials by providing them with off-budget goods and services. When I read about the involvement of McCain campaign-financed or -sympathetic attorneys (e.g., O'Callaghan) "contributing" their time and effort to Palin's state-funded defense attorney, it reminded me of this law. Does anyone know if there is an Alaska equivalent to this law, which in the US Code is called the Anti-Deficiency Act?

Where are the Palin tax returns the media have asked for and everyone but Palin has released, is there something to hide, like not claiming all that money for living at home.

4chan hacked Sarah Palin's Yahoo account. The two archives linked in that post prove it. I'm going to take a wild guess that a few people out there have seen and copied the contents of her email account. http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Palin_Fundraises_With_Ohio_CEO_Behind_Massive_Job_Losses?t=18870720#c18870720 direct links http://rapidshare.com/files/145931046/WWIII.7z.html http://rapidshare.com/files/145913483/The_Incident.rar.html

Should the AG be elected or appointed? By State, the attorney general is: Elected by the voter=43 Appointed by the governor=5 Elected by the legislature=1 Selected by the Supreme Court=1 According to the State Constitution for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 3, edited by G. Alan Tarr, the following is true: "The attorney general is the state's lawyer initiating suits on the state's behalf and responding to lawsuits filed against the state. When separately elected, this poses no problem as the attorney general has separate elective status to do so, but when appointed by some other elected official or officials, the attorney general status may be compromised. For example, there may be times when the attorney general must take action against the governor for what he or she has done or not done. If appointed by the governor, this ability would be compromised."

Looks like Sarah has shown her true colors. Either that or they brainwashed her in record time. She fits right in with the Bush/Cheney gang. Fool you once, shame on them. Fool you twice, shame on you. Fool you thrice, Hellooooooo?

Of course she welcomed the investigation, hell she thought if she played it right there would never be an investigation. Once she learned there would be she also counted on the fact they had used the back door through their personal emails and would not be found out. Now, she is worried. If the investigation continues and a decision is made before the election she risks being shown as the liar she is. If however, they can stall until after the election McCain can issue a full pardon before the investigation is done and it goes away. At the same time all this publicity is great for their campaign. Good or bad publicity is still publicity. Either way she sees it as she wants to see it and doesn’t care about integrity or the people of this state.

Looks like Sarah has shown her true colors. Either that or they brainwashed her in record time. She fits right in with the Bush/Cheney gang. Fool you once, shame on them. Fool you twice, shame on you. Fool you thrice, Hellooooooo?