Reply #57: In TROOPERGATE and in life: No one is above the truth, even Palin

[Octafish]

Sorry I missed the DU article on TROOPERGATE, EOO. Do you have a link? I'm not familiar with navigating that part of DU...

What I know is the GOP is scared to investigate. To me, that indicates they are afraid of what they’ll find. And that is an ugly truth: Palin abuses power to punish her enemies. The corollary is that she would use power to reward her friends.

A republicon talking head, of all people, put it very well in The Anchorage Daily News:

No one is above the truth, even Palin

DAN FAGAN
COMMENT
The Anchorage Daily News
(09/16/08 22:52:37)

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The governor has given so many different reasons for firing Monegan I’ve lost count. From the “we need new direction” and “new energy” to “he wasn’t hiring enough cops,” to “he wasn’t doing enough about alcohol in the bush” to “he lobbied for budget increases” to the latest version, which is a doozy; Monegan displayed “egregious rogue behavior.”

The governor also originally said that neither she, Todd nor anyone from her administration pressured Monegan regarding Trooper Wooten. Palin then was forced to admit there was serial contact once the Frank Bailey tape surfaced. But she insisted she was just learning of it. But e-mails have surfaced detailing Palin complaining to Monegan about Wooten.

The governor also originally said an investigation was needed and promised to cooperate. Then she instructed her employees not to talk to the investigator and has herself refused to be interviewed.

Palin can’t constantly change her story and expect us to believe her each time she does.

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My question to my conservative friends is simple. Does the truth still matter?

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Parnell knows eight Republicans along with four Democrats voted to launch this independent investigation.

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No politician is so popular and charismatic that they should be above accountability and telling the truth. Not even Sarah Palin.

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http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/528420.html

Sorry it's so, eh, snippy, my Friend.

What this means for America: We have the GOP nominate a woman for vice-president who’s willing to abuse her position to extract revenge on personal enemies.

Imagine what she’d do to political enemies. Don Siegelman knows.