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Palin unlawfully abused power in trooper firing, inquiry finds

I've had a weird feeling for about a month that Palin may have to bow out before election day and Mitt might be in.

There may yet be some other skeletons that emerge...

It's interesting how McCain is getting less-competitive in states where Romney could have helped him aka. Colorado, Michigan etc.

Apparently McCain's advisors failed to notice the states where Romney was highly competitive over their man.

Moreover the economy is (rightfully so) at the forefront of all current discussion and Palin and McCain add no credibility in this area as compared to Romney in respect to financial aptitude.

IME McCain will win Utah but not by GW Bush type of numbers. Maverik you got it wrong in respect to your VP choice!

McCain going out on a limb with this political ploy has not worked. Palin is now a liability and not an asset. She should do the right thing and step aside if McCain is going to have any chance to win on election day.

I thought the left was in favor of getting creepy people out of the police force.

I can't wait when Obama is sworn in come Jan.

Abuse of power by a conservative. Wow- didn't see that one comming :)

The Real Story is Ayers, Rezko and Obama's high crimes and misdemeanors. It is time to stand up against wickedness in high places. Palin's brother in law deserved to be fired! Wow one person does the right thing and gets crucified while a typical politcal machine turning out illegal contributions and what will be an ACORN rigged election gets rewarded.

Finally! It's great that this news got out before the election. Great for both parties, since it would look very shady if they had held it until after the election.

But, Mitt Romney? Do we really want a venture capitalist-hostile takeover-leveraged buyout guy in charge right now? Isn't this the kind of thing that's put us where we are! We don't need ANY advice from the likes of him.

I agree but hard headed people would rather lose than be wrong. I thought his selection was wrong to begin with.

Palin is a true republican icon!

Can anybody say Tom Eagleton? I think you can. This story sounds like 1972 all over again.

Note, the vote to release the report was 12-0 by the legislative committee with 7 Republicans and 5 Democrats approving it. It was supported by all the Republicans on the committee!!!

For the last two weeks, Gov Palin has smeared Barak Obama with a serious charge of "pal-ing around with terrorists ..." ending with "do we really know Barak Obama...?"

Well, now we have a weak report from a possibly biased legislature saying she is not guilty of a crime, but her approach was unethical. So we can legitimately ask: "...do we really know Sara...?"

I guess one weak, unsubstantiated charge (Barak is a terrorist) deserved a comeback (Sara is a bully).

Now that we have thrown mud pies at each other, can we go back and discuss the issues? America is falling into a financial morass, and we "main street" citizens are awake at night worried about paying the bills and college for our children. We are not worried that Barack is a terrorist (he's not), or that Sara is a bully (she's not).

Please .... move on and act like grown-ups ... both of you !!!!

And this small incident apparently is more egregious to the media than Obama's radical Illinois connections? Am I the only individual in this country paranoid enough to think that Obama may be an al Quaida subversive? Let's all jump on the bandwagon with these Gadianton robbers!

The findings and the timing of the report are not surprising at all given the people behind the investigation.

The only sad thing is how gullible the majority of Americans are. I just can't understand why people are fooled by the Obama Campaign. He promises: 1) to fix our broken economy 2) to have us energy independent in 10 years 3) to have us out of the war in 16 months 4) to lower 95% of American's taxes...pretty impressive promises coming from someone who has never done anything significant in his career except run a presidential campaign!

There is no way that he will fulfill the four promises above and I'm not concerned about the long term implications of Obama's policies. However, I am very nervous about the impact Obama will have on our judicial system given the liberal federal and supreme court judges he will appoint. That impact will be long term and could have drastic consequences for the morals of our country! For Mitt fans or conservatives leaning Obama, PLEASE think through what a vote for Obama actually means. It's not just about these next 4 or 8 years!

The report, if you read it, says she violated ethics,
Then said she was within her power and based
other employee conduct to dismiss the trooper?
The committee did not even vote to endorse
there findings?

PARTISAN HOGWASH!

What the story fails to include is that the "investigation" was done by a single person, at the behest of an admittedly rabid anti-Palin/pro-Obama Dmeocrat legislator. Its conclusions were not reviewed or adopted by anyone but that single partisan legislator.

Further, the "report's" inescapable conclusion that (a) the Governor had the authority to do what she did; cannot be torpedoed by (b) its opinion that somehow it was unethical for her to do so.

Meanwhile, when will the Deseret News bother reporting on the numerous well documented connections between Obama and his felon financier pal Tony Rezko; his unrepentant terrorist associates Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dorn; his hate-spewing preacher Jeremiah Wright; his neck deep ties to vote fraud giant ACORN; or his illegal overseas campaign fund raising?

Neither of the choices this election are inspiring, and admittedly Romney may have been the better Republican candidate for Prez of VP, but our election process does not give us that choice.

The sad thing is that the "trooper" who was fired not only tasered his own little boy (I believe he was nine at the time), but he also threatened Governor Palin's father in the presence of witnesses. The "trooper" was an absolute scumbag that anyone with a brain would have fired.

Based upon the ridiculous findings, it is crystal clear that the "inquiry" is nothing more than yet another "October Surprise" attempt by the Democrats; perhaps this, when combined with Obama's old group ACORN's illegal fraudulent voter registrations, the Dems will succeed in getting "revenge" for the perceived loss in 2000 (when even the extreme leftist New York Times admitted that Bush won, no matter how many times the votes were counted) by stealing the election in 2008.

"So this is how freedom dies, to thunderous applause..." Unfortunately for America, this isn't just from a pathetic attempt to inject politics into a poorly-made Star Wars movie.

First came the dirty Chicago Machine Politics and the anti-American decades spent drinking in Reverend Wright anti-American hatred and Black Liberation Theology, and now there are fainting girlies, Obama Girl, the condemnation of the Surge, and Acorn stealing elections...Obama is a disgrace!

It's time for Palin to do the honorable thing and step aside. She has become a huge liability to McCain.

Sarah should exit this election process after her party is defeated, and hide in the alaskan darkness for the next 6 months. Then when there is almost 21 hours of daylight emerge with some humbleness, and try to be more of a elected represenative for her people, leaving the talent, beauty queen, and the desire for power in the darkness she has just exited. I have seen many elections being a retiree, and without any doubt this was the most unqualified candidate I have ever seen run for one of our top offices. Mayor of a town with 6 or 7 thousand, then elected govenor of a state with just 25% of the poulation of Utah, and been there less than 2 years. A degree from the University of Idaho in journalism? Give us a break Republicans, you can do better than THAT.

Choosing Palin may go down as one as the Mother of all Political Blunders and will be studied for years to come in poli sci classes. Despite their claims, she wasn't properly vetted and her accomplishments haven been grossly exaggerated. However, I don't see how her stepping aside could ever happen. I don't think McCain can admit he made a mistake (privately or publically).

A maverick is someone who doesn't care about the rules and does things her way, right or wrong. It is fun in a Dirty Harry movie but is not who you want leading your country.

Let's be honest, Sarah Palin is to wacky to have gotten out of a Republican primary for statewide office in Utah. The only reason she is a Governor is because there is so little political talent in Alaska. Greg Hughes should maybe move out there. They can use him.