10 October 2008, 6:30 pm
You might want to check out some details before getting all excited that she was found to have abused her power...INDIRECTLY. She was found guilty of not stopping her husband from pressuring the official she eventually fired for policy purposes. "I think there are some problems in this report," said Republican state Sen. Gary Stevens, a member of the panel. "I would encourage people to be very cautious, to look at this with a jaundiced eye." The nearly 300-page report does not recommend sanctions or a criminal investigation. The investigation revealed that Palin's husband, Todd, has extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Mike Wooten fired, the report found. Branchflower faulted Sarah Palin for taking no action to stop that. He also noted there is evidence the governor herself participated in the effort. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_on_el_pr/palin_troopergate Yahoo/AP actually got this story right...MSNBC completely ignored the details on the article I saw on their site. Old Spice, I re-iterate...INDIRECTLY guilty. Basically meaning that if she hadn't been related to the guy that pressured the official (her husband Todd), she would have done nothing wrong.... read more
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