Palin's attack dogs and lies......

an accomplished liar. I was in error, she is just a pathological liar.

Your right. Sarah Palin has hit bottom. She can not dig herself out her bottomless pit of lies!

That is extremely strange since the investigation began in July before anyone - even McCain or Palin - thought she would be on his ticket. Just partisan nonsense, eh? That does not smell like the truth.

I guess you think those EIGHT REPUBLICAN CINGRESSMAN who initiated the investigation are in on your vast left-wing conspiracy, too. How stupid do you think people are?

This is typical repug tactics - blame the victim. How'd ya like payin for your rape kit, JimAK? In case you hadn't noticed, the investigation isn't about what Monegan did, it's about the lying, corrupt Falin's actions. This is what happens when you hire republican'ts...they are great at getting the job, just too damn lazy to do the actual work.

To JimAK: On the flip side of this issue, Palin wants the personnel dept to run the investigation. And who do you suppose appointed those people in that department? Sarah Palin herself that's who.....so how impartial will they be? By the way my understanding is this investigation began long before Sarah Palin was even a thought in McCain's mind as his running mate. It surfaced to the forefront when she bacame his running mate and the changed her mind about cooperating with the investigation. If she has nothing to hide then no matter what connections the people on this investigation panel have will not be able to find anything to prove her guilty of anything. I think you have been had by a woman with a pretty face.

JK, you must be on meth from Wasila. Everyone can see that Sarah Palin is a liar. She was for the investigation before she was against it. Funny how everything became "tainted" the day she was nominated. No one was complaining about French or anyone else befor then.

"Regardless of the substance behind the allegations". Some substances you can just scrape off your shoes and after a while the smell goes away. Other substances are stickier and smell so bad you have to burn the shoes and the carpet. Still other substances have a half-life and cause a cancer to grow, spoiling the whole party. That is the "substance" with which we are now dealing, and regardless of whose party it is, or who may be in attendance, or how high up the party they may be, cancer, like murder, will out. That little tale of minor break-ins at the Watergate hotel concerned such a substance. Woe to those who cannot smell the mire into which they tread.

by Sarah Palin

It would be very disheartening (but perhaps not surprising) to see Palin get away with this. I wonder whether Palin supporters are really convinced that she is innocent on this, since the evidence is so overwhelming that she overstepped her bounds. Couldn't Monegan sue for wrongful dismissal?

JimAK, You say this was orchestrated from "Day One." When exactly was "Day One?" When was this plot hatched for the "October surprise?" If it was when the investigation was authorized and Branchflower was hired how could that end in an October surprise? Palin had not yet been picked and she was hardly expected to be. But the telling point of your observation is the phrase, "regardless of the substance." Seriously, Jim, regardless? You would disregard the substance? That hollows any argument you could make. You don't care whether she did anything wrong, because you have deluded yourself into imagining that there's a plot to get her. If she did something wrong - if there is substance - it actually does matter. Your advice about stopping digging is appropriate: you buried yourself. Give our best to the McCain campaign back at the office.

The only one had here is you. The only person digging a hole is the Governor. Come back to this site when the report comes out - I am curious how you will spin her guilt then. By the way this was going long before McCain lost his mind and picked the least qualified person on the planet to be his running mate.

Orchestrated? Get real. This was begun as an attempt to clear it up with facts. It was absolutely bi-partisan. Now, no politcian is safe in alaska, republican or democrat. The political monster that arrived here recently is going to continue to chew up honest, hard working people, destroy careers, families and reputations. And for what? Sarah Palin's 15 minutes of fame, she made promises to us and now she's broken them. What's sad now, is that I'm hoping she'll get elected and stay out of alaska. I used to respect her.

that can all be very well and true, except for that teeny little detail where this investigation started months before Palin was announced as running mate. Which, by McCain and Palin's account, they had very little communication at all before McCain asked her to be on the ticket. What may be more likely is that the Democrats are attempting to fasttrack the investigation and have provided legal counsel and strategy for pursuing a more favorable outcome (history has shown that a good lawyer can be the difference between a conviction and an acquittal). Though this is not exactly distorting the truth, as the Republicans are trying to make it out to be. Either way, guilty of ethics violations or not, a full disclosure of all emails (public and private) and communications related to Wooten and Monegan should clear things up quickly. Now, why hasn't that already been done from Palin, who has vowed to cooperate and has challenged the investigators to hold her accountable?

Let's cut to the heart of the situation. What were the things the trooper had done? It seems the press doesn't want anyone to know. We've heard he tasered a kid but the age is rarely shown. The kid was 10 I believe. He also had numerous incidences of drinking in a state patrol car. I believe he also threatened to kill people with a gun. Maybe that's all normal behaviour for state troopers in Alaska but I seriously doubt it. I can't imagine why anyone might have thought he should be fired.

1) Yes, he demonstrated the taser on his stepson at the boy's request. He attached the leads to the boy's clothing and arm — he didn't "shoot" him with the darts. And, he put the device on a "test" setting for about one second. According to the Taser people, this would give a feeling similar to hitting one's funny bone. This was obviously a display of poor judgement, but it was not criminal.

2) The supposed death threat (singular) was never substantiated (he said/she said), and even if a threat was made, it was never said directly to the person he allegedly threatened, so it is not a crime.

3) There were NOT "numerous incidences (sic) of drinking in a state patrol car." There was one incident, and it consisted of stopping at a friend's house on his way home, having a beer, and then taking a second one with him (opened) as he drove the rest of the way home — a distance of less than one mile.

Mike Wooten, like many other people, exercises poor judgement on occasion, and it's probably safe to say that he's no angel, but neither does he have horns and a tail.

Now, having explained all of that to you, here is the important part (please try really hard to grasp this): it doesn't matter one whit; it's totally irrelevant. You see, Mike Wooten was already duly reprimanded and punished for those deeds — several years ago. He was investigated according to legally established procedures in existence to this day. So, even though the Palin-Heath clan might not have liked the punishment that was legitimately meted out, he can't be fired based on those offenses, and since it appears that he's been keeping his nose clean since, they cannot get him fired for anything new.

The bottom line here is, that although the governor can fire an appointee for any reason, it has to be a legal reason. For example, she could fire him because she didn't like the color of his shoelaces, but she couldn't fire him because she didn't like the color of his skin. And, she could fire him because he refused to do her bidding, unless that bidding itself was an illegal request.

Get it? Got it? Good.

You're likely one of the hack jobs hovering over at the adn site - but if you really are an Alaskan - then go find yourself a conscience. Look really hard; many have been stolen the past two and a half weeks - but probably somewhere out in Alaska's wide, vast wilderness, you might get lucky and trip over one. If so, insert it and wake up.

Who are the main people behind this "investigation"? How about someone shining the light on who they are, their background, and who they work for now.

The Wooten accusation came initially on the blog of former state Rep. Andrew Halcro, who ran against Palin in the 2006 gubernatorial race and who has been a staunch critic of her and her administration since.

Known as the Alaska State Legislature. They're supposed to work for the citizens of Alaska; we'll see if they really do.