Palin aide abruptly bails on talking to Legislature under oath re: trooper firing

[Bluebear]

One of Gov. Sarah Palin's top aides was supposed to be interviewed under oath Wednesday as a key witness in the ongoing investigation into her firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. But the aide, Frank Bailey, abruptly backed out amid what his lawyer said is uncertainty over jurisdiction.

"I canceled that," Bailey's lawyer, Greg Grebe of Anchorage, said Wednesday. "I'd say about 6 o'clock last night I learned that the governor's office was contesting the jurisdiction of the Legislature to handle this matter. It's my understanding that they believe the jurisdiction is properly with the personnel department. I can't make a judgment or a call on that...

"I am making the legal strategy for the governor. I have a legal team. We conduct our own strategy internally. I am not working for the McCain campaign and they are not working for me," Van Flein said. :rofl:

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[EFerrari]

1. LOL!

Too good. :)

[WCGreen]

2. A personal department is not the place to conduct and Ethic probe...

[TexasObserver]

3. GOP Fixers are trying to put all the Palin scandals on ice.

They're in Alaska, passing out IOUs and collecting IOUs. They're muscling people and intimidating witnesses. They're modern day Gestapo/KGB goons, operating under the auspices of the RNC and the federal government.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. So, when does James Baker come in? n/t

[Bandit]

5. Rove has talked to Sarah and told her that her Administration is above the law.

And She has to answer to no one. It has worked for the Bush* Administration so why shouldn't it work for her? Legislature doesn't have oversight authority...Where do they come up with this stuff and why do Democrats believe them when they are proved LIARS?