Palin’s stonewalling of Troopergate previews a third Cheney term of secrecy and loyalty

Thinkprogress:


Monday night, the McCain campaign made it clear that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) would not cooperate with the Alaska legislature’s investigation into “Troopergate,” which centers on a charge that Palin improperly fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The campaign complained that the investigation had become “tainted” and politicized — despite the fact that the investigation was approved by unanimous vote by the eight Republicans and four Democrats on the Legislative Council.

Yesterday afternoon on CNN, McCain spokesman Ed O’Callaghan tried to spin Palin’s stonewalling of the legislature’s investigation by claiming she “is 100 percent going to cooperate with the Personnel Board inquiry.” Of course, what he doesn’t say is that the three-member personnel board is appointed by the governor.