Palin aide bails on talking to Legislature

[struggle4progress]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

JURISDICTION: Witness is key in inquiry into Walt Monegan's firing.
By LISA DEMER
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Published: September 4th, 2008 12:05 AM
Last Modified: September 4th, 2008 02:40 AM

One of Gov. Sarah Palin's top aides was supposed to be interviewed under oath Wednesday as a key witness in the ongoing investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. But the aide, Frank Bailey, abruptly backed out amid what his lawyer said is uncertainty over jurisdiction.

"I canceled that," Bailey's lawyer, Greg Grebe of Anchorage, said Wednesday. "I'd say about 6 o'clock last night I learned that the governor's office was contesting the jurisdiction of the Legislature to handle this matter. It's my understanding that they believe the jurisdiction is properly with the personnel department. I can't make a judgment or a call on that" ...

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Does this sound familiar?

[liberal N proud]

1. Must be one of the qualifications for the Republican candidate

Must be willing and ready to refuse testimony, Must have aids and staff follow same.

[Jim__]

2. Delay the resolution of this until after the election. - n/t

[Roland99]

4. My exact same thought!

[poverlay]

6. Good, then we can remind people of it all the way through the election. n/t

[Fridays Child]

3. Straight out of the Bush-Rove-McCain playbook. eom

[sinkingfeeling]

5. What, no claim of 'executive privilege'? How can they carry on Bush III without that?

[radfringe]

7. wait - that will be the next "excuse".... n/t

[Plucketeer]

8. Personnel Dept. says...

.... "We'll got to this matter on or after November 5th!"

[tridim]

9. "We can't comment on an ongoing investigation"

More of the same, with gusto!

[LiberalFighter]

10. Freeze his bank accounts

[Tanuki]

11. Sounds like obstruction of justice to me.

[roguevalley]

12. hollis french is running the investigation which is bi-partisan by the

way and he said subpoenas will be issued if they have to.