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Among the e-mails released was one of farewell written by the public safety commissioner himself, Walt Monegan, when he was fired in July. In it, he suggested the governor had reason to believe she had lost his support, and urged his former colleagues to communicate better with her.

"For anyone to lead effectively they must have the support of their team, and I had waited too long outside her door for her to believe that I supported her," he wrote. "Please, choose a different path."

The e-mails made clear that some Palin staffers believed Monegan and the Department of Public Safety worked outside normal channels. One was written in May by Randy Ruaro, then a special assistant to Palin, to the governor's budget director, and concerned efforts to pay for and build a crime lab.

"I FEEL YOUR PAIN! DPS is constantly going off the reservation," he wrote.

In February, Monegan signed a public letter of support for a $3.6 million project designed to keep troubled teens off the street in Anchorage - even though the governor had vetoed the project last year and hadn't included money for it in her budget this year.

"I am stunned and amazed - do you know anything about this?" budget director Karen Rehfeld wrote to two other high-level staffers when she learned of the letter.

"Think about that: one of the governor's own cabinet members publicly contradicting her veto decision," Stapleton said.

Monegan acknowledged he shouldn't have signed the letter, because it put the governor in the awkward position of defending her veto decision. But he said he thought of the letter as simply making another run at getting funding for a worthy project.

The last straw, the McCain campaign said, was in July, when Monegan planned to travel to Washington to seek federal money for a plan to assign troopers, judges and prosecutors who could exclusively handle sexual assault cases - one of the state's most intractable crime problems.

In a July 7 e-mail, John Katz, the governor's special counsel, noted two problems with the trip: The governor hadn't agreed the money should be sought, and the request was "out of sequence with our other appropriations requests and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens."

Four days later, Monegan was fired. He said he had kept others in the administration fully apprised of his plans to go to Washington.

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth
However I'll challenge this statement you made; "I happen to believe in applying the laws to everyone." Support AA/eeo? Think that more tax should be paid by some and not others?

Those are the laws aren't they? I am in a pretty high tax bracket and make no serious effort to reduce my taxes but since I make more than a lot of people I don't really have an issue with paying more since I can afford it and still live quite comfortably.

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Come on Merc, you know this is about more than just whether the trooper did something stupid. Palin's staffer attempted to coerce a career civil servant to make a firing decision without fairly examining the case. That this was a political intrusion into law enforcement makes it even more troubling.

The investigation is now into whether the fired staffer acted with or without the governor's knowledge and approval. If Palin did approve of this action before hand it is definitely a violation of ethics laws she has used against others previously. Now you may not believe what is good for the gander is good for the goose but I happen to believe in applying the laws to everyone.

Was my representation of the actual occurrence wrong, or the reference cited inaccurate? This was what happened. You support that State Trooper still being on the job? Are you comfortable with him being on the streets while a member of your family is driving?

Or, since the issue of experience is major, is this a matter of experience? Now that he's done it once he knows better not to do it again?

Well, regardless, her ticket is not getting my vote.

However I'll challenge this statement you made; "I happen to believe in applying the laws to everyone." Support AA/eeo? Think that more tax should be paid by some and not others?

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ORIGINAL: Owner59

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Come on Merc, you know this is about more than just whether the trooper did something stupid. Palin's staffer attempted to coerce a career civil servant to make a firing decision without fairly examining the case. That this was a political intrusion into law enforcement makes it even more troubling.

The investigation is now into whether the fired staffer acted with or without the governor's knowledge and approval. If Palin did approve of this action before hand it is definitely a violation of ethics laws she has used against others previously. Now you may not believe what is good for the gander is good for the goose but I happen to believe in applying the laws to everyone.

Was my representation of the actual occurrence wrong, or the reference cited inaccurate? This was what happened. You support that State Trooper still being on the job? Are you comfortable with him being on the streets while a member of your family is driving?

Or, since the issue of experience is major, is this a matter of experience? Now that he's done it once he knows better not to do it again?

Well, regardless, her ticket is not getting my vote.

However I'll challenge this statement you made; "I happen to believe in applying the laws to everyone." Support AA/eeo? Think that more tax should be paid by some and not others?

I heard the tasering happened because the relative wanted to know what is was like,after seeing the Youtube versions of taserings we all know of.Stupid yes.Dangerous yes.Was it in anger or in line of duty,no.

It was a stupid stunt, between family members.Not a crime or something vicious.

Does the incident absolve Palin from the official investigation into her firing of some other guy(not involved in the tasering)?

No.

She got her hubby,her associates and staff,to simultaneously make dozens of complaints against the bro/in-law.Frivolous complaints,to the point where she was told by a judge to stop it.

We know these things happened,and happened before the VP pick.

She has to answer for this before the election,or the worst can be assumed.

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Why not reduce your tax rate now, have the treasury borrow the money from China, and pass the loan obligations onto your children who can't vote against such a policy?

You might even be able to have your government conduct two wars while reaping nothing but consumer benefits for yourself.

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ORIGINAL: cloudboy

Why not reduce your tax rate now, have the treasury borrow the money from China, and pass the loan obligations onto your children who can't vote against such a policy?

You might even be able to have your government conduct two wars while reaping nothing but consumer benefits for yourself.

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ORIGINAL: Owner59


They claim democrats have taken a hold of the investigation and that the case is tainted w/ politics.

There are three republicans to the two dems on the investigating panel,but now the case is tainted.So much for candor.  (HUH!!!!!?????)

How does that assertion(true or false),get her off the hook in the investigation?

It doesn`t.  (HUH!!!!!?????)

You don`t get to pick and choose on this thing.Her husband has been subpoenaed.Will he scoff at the law?

(HUH!!!!!?????)

They sold her on the story that she was cooperating and being open about the case.I don`t think that was ever true,but now it`s official.

(HUH!!!!!?????)

The bro/in-law`s boss,who was fired,will be on MSNBC tonight.

(HUH!!!!!?????)

Troopergate just became an issue.No more hiding behind the "I`m a reformer" banner.

(HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!!!!!?????)

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and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens."

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ORIGINAL: bestbabync

i will tell you firsthand that the use of a taser on anyone has life threatening risk!  any law enforcement officer certified to carry a taser is trained to never use the weapon in fun or in demonstrations.  the taser is considered the level of force to be used just before lethal force.
therefore the trooper's use of the taser on the 10 year old boy was at the very least reason for termination and he may possibly face criminal & civil action by the boys family.  

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

If he was such an upstanding officer of the law, maybe the union he belonged to should get his job back for him..

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ORIGINAL: bestbabync

i will tell you firsthand that the use of a taser on anyone has life threatening risk!  any law enforcement officer certified to carry a taser is trained to never use the weapon in fun or in demonstrations.  the taser is considered the level of force to be used just before lethal force.
therefore the trooper's use of the taser on the 10 year old boy was at the very least reason for termination and he may possibly face criminal & civil action by the boys family.  

So the ex brother-in-law's an asshole.Personally I could give two shits about this man...he is not running for the VP slot she is...and it is her misuse of authority that is in question here...not whether or not this man is an asshole...personally I am ready to concede that point..

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ORIGINAL: bestbabync

for sure he is an asshole!  he is a dumbass too, because no intelligent person would use a taser on the governor's nephew or threaten to kill the governor's father & son!

the governor had every right to protect her family AND the citizens of Alaska that this dumbass asshole may harm while on the job.  if she did nothing and he hurt an innocent person, she would be held responsible for doing nothing.