McCain VP Discussion

[madskillz]

senseinobaka said:

madskillz said:
LOL at folks who think Palin's an awesome pick. Sure, she's hot and definitely a MILF. Sure, she's a rising and upcoming star in the GOP. Sure, she's loved wholeheartedly by Alaska, and she gets mad point for being a beauty queen and a point guard. However, the fly in the ointment is the investigation she's under. She is accused of firing her ex-brother-in-law's supervisor because he wouldn't fire him after he divorced her sister. I have been following this for a while. Sure, she's anti-abortion - keeping her son Trig when she knew he had Downs is awesome, but to woo Hillary supporters? Nah.

I am curious to see if the probe finds her guilty, how this will play out on the road to the White House - or if this probe will just vanish altogether.

 

Actually, the way you describe it is due to a CNN hack-job. In reality, Pailin ordered for the inquiry because of a suspicious phone converstation that she felt may have been coercive and unethical. She has fully cooperated and said she has nothing to hide.

 

What's going on? Actually, it wasn't just CNN - but AP and a few other outlets. Here's the link:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/664794.html

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The first serious scandal in Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's administration, which some Alaskans call ''Troopergate,'' has roots in a family feud. It erupted into public view on July 11, when the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee fired the state's top public safety official.

A special counsel hired by the Alaska Legislature is investigating whether there was any official misconduct in Palin's abrupt firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.

The investigation is expected to take months, and the issue is whether Palin, her administration or members of her family improperly pressured Monegan to fire Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, Palin's sister's ex-husband, and whether Palin fired Monegan when that didn't happen.

Palin's sister, Molly McCann, and Wooten are divorced and battling in court over custody and visitation rights, but Palin has maintained that her decision to fire Monegan had nothing to do with Monegan's refusal to dump Wooten.