Todd Palin had unusual access to wife's staff

[MagickMuffin]

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin remained in the dark while her husband repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force, Palin's husband and top aides said in affidavits provided to The Associated Press.


Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is the focus of a legislative investigation into whether she abused her authority by firing the state's public safety commissioner to settle a long-standing family dispute. The commissioner says he was fired after resisting pressure to fire Mike Wooten, a trooper involved in a bitter divorce with Palin's sister.

The investigation has been a distraction for John McCain's presidential campaign. Lawmakers were scheduled to meet Friday and release a report on the case, which could shed light on how Palin governs and what role her husband played in her administration.

The affidavits filed with investigators late Wednesday will probably help Palin's defense that the firing was not a tit-for-tat, but they also portray her as uninvolved while her husband met repeatedly with her aides about family affairs. That could provide fodder for her political opponents.

"I have heard criticism that I am too involved in my wife's administration," Todd Palin wrote in his affidavit. "My wife and I are very close. We are each other's best friend. I have helped her in her career the best I can, and she has helped me."

The documents, released on the same day the state Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit designed to block the probe, describe Todd Palin's extraordinary level of access to a variety of the governor's top aides.

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[theothersnippywshrub]

1. Shadow Governor Dude probably was just carrying out his God's commands. n/t

[MagickMuffin]

2. Thou shalt interfere in government affairs

even though Todd wants to secede from the union.:shrug:

[Orsino]

3. So the governor was out of the loop?

And since spouses can't be forced to testify against one another, this story amounts to a "shut up and go away."

I don't think it's going to be able to halt the impeachment train, though.

[regnaD kciN]

4. Whereas, obviously, she's had WAY too much access to his...

:evilgrin:

[cags]

5. Is he forgeting about all the other employees who are testifying?

[cags]

6. Like the one that said Palin herself directed her to deny the troopers workmens comp claim?????

[CoffeeCat]

7. Lying liars...

They're changing their stories.

First, they did nothing wrong.

Now, Todd admits wrongdoing, and it appears he's going to try to take
the fall--because the evidence and personal testimony from multiple
sources is damning.

Nice try.

Man, these people are just more of the same. More lies. More ignored subpoenas.
More abuse of power.

Kick these third-class trailer trashers to the curb.