Sarah Palin embraces another tried and true political tactic. The coverup.

Gov. Sarah Palin is trying to find out what the Legislature's special investigator might discover as he probes her controversial firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.

Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg has launched an inquiry at the governor's request, including interviews with state public safety officials. The attorney general's involvement has started before the special investigator newly hired by the Legislature, Steve Branchflower, has had a chance to dive into his work.

Colberg said his office's review began after state Sen. Hollis French was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about two weeks ago saying the governor could be impeached as a result of the probe. That raised questions about how impartial the Legislature's investigation was going to be, according to the governor's office.

"The governor, I think, was looking for what this meant when Sen. French was making the statements he did," Colberg said Tuesday. "And we were trying to give her a better idea of what this could possibly mean. So we're just trying to do a prudent inquiry to cover her options."

But critics of the governor -- although not French himself -- have raised the specter of "witness tampering." Some legislators said it doesn't look good for the attorney general to get involved.

"I think it is harmful to the credibility of the administration, harmful to the process and harmful to all the parties involved," said Fairbanks Republican Rep. Jay Ramras, chair of the House Judiciary Committee. "It's just the worst possible thing to be doing."

I have news for you, Innocent people do not worry that an investigation into wrongdoing on their part will find any wrongdoing on their part. They know they are innocent and expect the evidence to demonstrate that fact.

But people who have done something wrong and worry they did not cover it up well enough are very worried about an investigation. Hasn't Sarah Palin ever watched "Law & Order"?

And it is a waste of state funds to launch a parallel investigation when the Special Investigation alone is going to cost $100,000. Why waste more money if you are innocent? Isn't there anything more important the State Attorney could be doing with his time?

And besides the whole reason the Palin administration gave for believing this is necessary is simply the result of a misquote in the Wall Street Journal:
French said he told the newspaper that nothing might come of the investigation or -- in a worst case scenario -- it could lead to impeachment proceedings. The paper didn't use his comment that nothing might come of the investigation, French said, and now the Palin administration is blowing it out of proportion.

"I think they are overreacting, but that's fine," he said.

I think it is well past time for Alaskans to not allow themselves to be seduced by Palin's dewy eyes and to realize they are dealing with nothing more then another politician who will use her influence to circumvent rules she feels should not apply to her.