The McCain team response to the determination that Sarah Palin abused her office in TrooperGate is one for the ages:
Today’s report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan. The report also illustrates what we’ve known all along: this was a partisan led inquiry run by Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior. Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact. The Governor is looking forward to cooperating with the Personnel Board and continuing her conversation with the American people regarding the important issues facing the country.
The other finding, again:
For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides
The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.
That was released by a unanimous vote of 12-0, with the group composed of eight Republicans and four Democrats. Two Republicans were absent, or it would have been 14-0 with ten Republicans.
In other words, they can’t read, because the report actually finds she abused her office. They can not count, because eight Republicans and four Democrats is most assuredly not a “partisan” inquiry. And finally, those important issues she wants to get back to, the ones she spent the entire week on up until now? That would be Bill Ayers, and McCain just put the kaibosh on that earlier today because the pitchforks were starting to scare him.
The original mavericks.
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