Troopergate: All the lies Palin can dream up

By Michael J.W. Stickings

From an op-ed by radio talk-show host Dan Fagan at the Anchorage Daily News:

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.

And Fagan's a conservative Republican! "As conservatives, we are no better unless we demand full disclosure from our governor when it comes to Troopergate. 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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But will Palin be held accountable? Will the truth come out? Not if McCain, Palin, and the Republican Party can help it. As Newsweek's Michael Isikoff is reporting, "[a] former top Justice Department prosecutor now working for John McCain's presidential campaign has been helping to direct an aggressive legal strategy aimed at shutting down [the Troopergate] investigation."

For more, see Progressive Alaska.

(My previous posts on Troopergate are here and here.)