Palin’s refusal to cooperate in any legislative investigation into her actions as Alaska’s governor reveals more about her than she wants the nation to know. We should demand her cooperation.
There have been enough allegations surrounding the wrongful termination of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan over personal reasons that this investigation cannot be considered a ‘witch hunt’. And her characterization of the investigation as ‘tainted’ and therefore not worthy of her participation smacks of the George W. Bush neocon modus operendi.
How very convenient to name a Democratic lawmaker, namely Alaska state senator Hollis French, as the reason for refusal to participate. Sure he’s an Obama supporter, it takes no real stretch of the imagination to see he is, after all, he is a Democrat. The Republican party wants a Republican to lead the investigation, complete with guaranteed results in her favor. We get that. But to refuse to participate at a time when this nation needs complete transparency in what Governor Palin will bring to the Vice Presidential office can only lead us to believe she is trying to hide the truth.
McCain campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan said, "I think it's fair to say that the governor is not going to cooperate with that investigation so long as it remained tainted and run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion," referring to a comment by French this month that the case could produce criminal charges or an "October Surprise" for the GOP ticket.
The Obama campaign denies sending campaign staff to Alaska to work with the legislative committee's investigation.
Her husband, several aides and phone records have been subpoenaed in the investigation but she has not been. Why? Since she is the main target of the investigation wouldn’t it be prudent to have her swear under oath what her actions concerning this case were? If she was justified in firing Monegan over budget issues then why doesn’t she want to present those justifications and let the facts speak for themselves?
She stated in her interview with ABC’s Charles Gibson that she welcomed the investigation. And yet now we learn she will not participate.
This country deserves better ‘leadership’ than this. This trend of using political office to bully and then refuse to take responsibility for doing so is a cancer that needs to be eradicated.
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