Alaska AG: Palin subpoenas won't be honored
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Source: AP
September 17, 2008
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska's investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power, a potentially damaging distraction for John McCain's presidential campaign, ran into intensified resistance Tuesday when the attorney general said state employees woul
ron_mann
about 1 month ago
2 comments
The trooper in question, Wooten tased his nephew! As a Louisiana State trooper I would be doing jail time! She is fighting the establishment on that one. McCain is no GW. You would thin intelligent people would review his record and Obama's socialist record. Oh well! Here we go...
gadget
about 1 month ago
2 comments
I think everyone has missed the point on this. Why did she say there was a problem with this trooper in the first place? The trooper threatened her life. She told the state and they did nothing about the threat. What would happen if this guy threatened the life of the president?
AlenaC66
about 1 month ago
236 comments
Yeah, I agree she was a very bad pick. I also thank that McCain is a bad pick for President. To me he is just another Bush.
neal3189
about 1 month ago
98 comments
This is very damaging to the John McCain camp a lot of people have asked if she is the best pick and after watching her on Tv in Florida today I am starting to question the same thing.
bluesformrcharlie
about 1 month ago
2 comments
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's alleged abuse of power for the questionable and controversial firing of the state's public safety commissioner Walt Monegan, because of his suspected refusal to dismiss Gov. Palin's ex brother in law, state trooper Mike Wooten, is reminiscent of discraced former president Richard Nixon's ill advised firing of 'Watergate' special prosecuter Archibal Cox. Also reminiscent of the deposed Nixon administration is the attempt by Gov. Palin's loyalists to lie, deny, counter-charge, obstruct and blatantly refuse to cooperate in the investigation for political as well as personal motives.
hwillny
about 1 month ago
640 comments
Yes! but in our society, it depends who you are!
amf85
2 months ago
1614 comments
Her husband is confirmed now as refusing, not that there was any real doubt, I don't think.
feeleja
2 months ago
60 comments
yeah that is illegal
peacebe
2 months ago
330 comments
Don't know what caused her to say no. Fox said that it is being politically motivated; but there's got to be a reason why this was done. Not that I agree with it, but I'm trying to understand it. From what I understand, she did say that she will honor it if it's done by the full legislature. Let's see what happens.
tahdhaze86
2 months ago
166 comments
This should've been done long before she became McCain's running mate. Now it seems partisan. Breaking the law is breaking the law, and if they suspect she had broken the law, they should investigate. If Palin didn't break the law, she should have the confidence to cooperate fully with investigators.
amf85
2 months ago
1614 comments
Legally yes, realistically, no.
ScoobyDoo
2 months ago
1216 comments
Breaking the law, is breaking the law.
amf85
2 months ago
1614 comments
Yeah, but there is a slight difference between "president" and "state employees."
ScoobyDoo
2 months ago
1216 comments
Ummm..so is lying on a deposition...but a former president did that and got away with it.
amf85
2 months ago
1614 comments
Uh...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't refusing to honor a subpoena kind of illegal, and a huge attack on the legal system if it doesn't go unpunished?