The governor said she didn't think any conversations she, her husband, Todd, or members of her administration had with the commissioner about Mike Wooten should have been taken as pressure to get rid of the trooper.
"The proof is in the pudding," Palin said. "He didn't fire anybody. The trooper is still a trooper."
Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan has said he felt pressured after Palin, her husband and members of her administration contacted him about Wooten. He said he doesn't know why he was fired but thought Wooten could be part of it.
French said the investigator would explore whether Monegan's firing "was motivated by the Wooten case or something else." The investigator would also look at whether Palin or members of her administration violated the state personnel act by pressuring Monegan to get rid of the trooper, French said.
The Governor is currently dealing with the first possible scandal of her tenure as Governor. And from the outside looking in it does not look very good for her right now. It is coming down ot a case of "he said, she said" between two people who are known for their honesty and forthrightness. If Sarah's problem had been with almost anybody besides Walt Monegan she might be getting the benefit of the doubt, but Monegan is just not somebody who is known to be anything but completely trustworthy.
And it certainly does not help that Palin replaced the Chief with a man who is currently being investigated for sexual harassment.
No I don't think this situation is helping Sarah Palin's credibility one little bit.
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Seems there's no problem for Sarah Palin after all. Read this, just in, from palinforvp:
ReplyDelete"Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Pipeline passes State House as Monegan allegations implode!
This is a great night for Gov. Palin, the State of Alaska, and our movement! Gov. Palin's plan to build a natural gas pipeline was approved tonight by the State's House of Representatives, sending the plan to the Senate for final approval. If passed, the licensing of the TransCanada corporation to construct this pipeline will be the crowning achievement of the Palin administration.
Meanwhile, Gov. Palin has put out a press release containing information that devastates the allegations made by former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. For instance, did you know that Todd Palin was ordered to discuss Trooper Mike Wooten with Monegan by the head of the Governor's security detail? How about the fact that schedules disprove Monegan's claim that he only met with Palin four times in seventeen months? It turns out that they had over two-dozen meetings during that time, including several visits by Monegan to the Governor's home and joint trips to remote parts of Alaska. The circus looks to be drawing to a close, with Palin coming out squeaky clean!"