Troopergate report "could prove to be an embarrassment for Palin and a distraction for McCain" (AP)

[jefferson_dem]

Court removes last hurdle for Palin ethics inquiry

By MATT APUZZO – 1 hour ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Supreme Court has refused to shut down an ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee.

The decision Thursday sets the stage for state lawmakers to release a report on their investigation Friday. The report could prove to be an embarrassment for Palin and a distraction for John McCain's presidential campaign in the final weeks of the race.

Lawmakers are investigating whether Palin abused her power to settle a family dispute. Her former public safety commissioner says he was dismissed after resisting pressure to fire a state trooper who had gone through nasty divorce from Palin's sister.

Republican lawmakers had sued to block the report, saying it had become politicized.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD93N77Q00

[BrklynLiberal]

1. One can ceertainly hope so...

[damntexdem]

2. Lose the prez election with McCain, and then be impeached as guv of Alaska.

Now there's a thought. LOL!

[kestrel91316]

4. Well, it would certainly put her out of the running for 2012, wouldn't you say?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. I would love to see a movement towards Impeachment before election day!

[catgirl]

23. Not to mention the tax evasion issue!

[ShadowLiberal]

3. woo hoo, more trouble for John McCain

[polichick]

5. Psycho Sarah is such an embarrassment herself, she won't even notice it.

[loyalkydem]

7. why

does this suddenly bring a smile to my face :)

[DCBob]

10. Why? Because in the past the bad guys have usually won these kinds of battles.

Not anymore !! Times are a changing!

[DCBob]

8. This is great. I was a bit concerned they would be able to kill it.

There must be some good dirt in that report otherwise they would not be trying so hard to kill it. Hope the media gives it some attention. This economic crisis seems to be commanding the headlines now and may drown out the effect.

[Disturbed]

12. Gov. Palin needs to be Impeached, now!!!

At the very least, Alaskans need to mount a Recall Petition & toss her out. She is corrupt & inept. The vetting process of her becoming Gov. must have been almost non existent. Her abuses while Gov. have been ignored until recently. The spotlight now has revealed her unethical & perhaps criminal actions as Gov. She screwed up by accepting the VP position that is way beyond her level & has brought about scrutiny of her as Mayor & Gov. She is unfit to be Gov., much less VP or possibly Pres. of the USA..

[DCBob]

16. Yes. Lets hope they do something like that.

To keep this issue in the news until election day.

[1corona4u]

9. Time for another Mcstunt.

[Arkana]

11. If it does reveal something damning, Obama and Biden need to stay

away from it other than "Private matter for Governor Palin and McCain campaign". Let the media do the work--a scandal is like crack to them.

[speedoo]

14. Well, it's not a private matter. It's about a governor abusing her power...

and that's a very public matter. And remember mcCain selected her knowing she was under investigation for this.

As for what Obama/Biden do about it, it depends on what ther report says. If it's bad, they should certainly make sure the media is reporting on it. If it's really bad, they should talk about it directly, bringing it back to McCain's judgement in selecting her, knowing she was under investigation for this matter.

[Arkana]

17. OK, I'll concede that, but I maintain

that it should not knock them off of their economic message.

Maybe you're right--they should say "I guess it raises questions about Senator McCain's judgment that he was willing to choose as his running mate a governor who abused her power to fire people for personal reasons."

But don't go into depth. Don't get caught in a tit-for-tat.

[speedoo]

22. Oh, definitely keep the economy on the front burner, but keep hitting on McCain.

Hit on his judgement, his being erratic, etc. It's almost as imprtant as the economy, because the message is, McCain is the same as Bush, his judgement is bad, he's been very erratic.

McCain can't handle these economic preblems, but I can.

[anneboleyn]

13. I hope this story breaks tomorrow -- I guess we will see...

[AlinPA]

15. Somehow, the Bush**- Cheney administration will do something-anything to

stop the report from coming out.

[DCBob]

20. Too late. It will be released tomorrow.

The power of the Evil Empire is finally coming to an end.

[vaberella]

24. I don't think they have time or power to deal with that right now.

They have too much shit to explain in regards to the failing economy; especially when it goes down some more tomorrow.

[Number23]

18. "an embarrassment for Palin and a distraction for McCain"

Hopefully YES to both...!!

Toss in an ethics inquiry and some possible jail time and now we're talking....

[malik flavors]

19. What would be the penalty for any wrong doing? How serious would this be?

[morillon]

21. Settle a dispute? Bullshit.

It wasn't to "settle a family dispute." She abused her power to pursue a family vendetta. Way different thing.