What does it mean when Palin won’t cooperate with legislative investigation?
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FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Governor Sarah Palin is being investigated by lawmakers in her home state of Alaska. At issue: Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan and whether he was fired because he refused to pink slip a state trooper who divorced Palin's sister.
But Palin is refusing to cooperate with the investigation. Shades of President Bush. Embarrassing investigation? Just refuse to cooperate and claim it's all someone else's fault.
Palin says the probe's been hijacked by the Obama campaign for political gain. But Monegan was fired and the investigation begun long before Palin was named to the Republican ticket.
The Obama campaign denies the accusation.
McCain's people say Palin will not cooperate with the investigation because it is "tainted." They insist Monegan was fired because of insubordination.
Palin has not been subpoenaed, but last Friday Alaska lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband, several aides and telephone records. This kind of stuff may also explain why Sarah Palin is reluctant to do interviews or news conferences.
Here’s my question to you: What does it mean that Gov. Sarah Palin is refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner?
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Marie from Minnesota writes:
This woman is ridiculous. She won't answer questions from the media. She won't answer questions from voters and she won't answer questions related to this investigation. It is so obvious that this woman is not prepared at all to be V.P. At some point the American public deserves to have their questions answered.
Eileen writes:
Well what else can it mean? Her handlers know she has something to hide, so let's all blame the Democrats. So what if the facts are that the Republicans are the majority who opened the investigation?
Bruce from St. Paul, Minnesota writes:
For the same reason Rove, Cheney, and anyone remotely connected to them will not honor congressional subpoenas. The same reason Nixon would not cooperate with the Watergate investigators. The same reason Bush would not produce, and in fact destroyed his Air National Guard records. Laws are for suckers like us.
Sasha writes:
Palin failing to cooperate with the investigation, along with the McCain campaign not letting her do any more interviews or press conferences on her own, says there are some question marks about her and her situation. Where did the "straight talk express" go on the McCain-Palin campaign?
Pablo from Charles from Town, WV writes:
It means they need more time to put lipstick on the pig, bulldog or whatever animal they are trying to disguise before the American people can see it for what it really is. My guess is it is a weasel.
Debra writes:
It means she is better prepared to be vice-president than any of us thought. Following in the footsteps of our current V.P., she has been taught the values of "executive privilege" and is apparently a quick learner.
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Guilty!
Sounds like she is running!! She is running from the troopergate investigation as well as answering questions from media and town halls. How can this be in an political campaign ? this goes to show that McCain judgement is flawed. who picks a flawed candidate and markets them as a reformer??
It simply means she and the mccain campaign have something to hide, sound familiar? The straight talk express my eye. You can put lipstick and make-up on a pig and it still stinks.
jack, it means she got something to do with it, and she is afraid that she may get caught by contradicting herself in some of the questions. obviously, she will try to let this issue get postponed till after the election.
It has always been my contention, "if you have nothing to hide bring it out into the open". Obviously Governor Palin, one would assume, has something to hide. Candidates records should be open to everyone and if there is a chance that the Governor overstepped her authority for personal reasons we need to know.
Mary
Santee CA
It means that she knows she is guilty! First her staff were going to go to court to avoid testifying, now she wants to refuse to cooperate! What will she do if they subpoena her? From all reports cronyism and vengance were her trademarks, so much for reaching across the aisle! It exemplifies rhe poor judgement McCain exhibits time after time, starting with his decision to remain a POW rather than accept release for medical reasons. That decision gave the N. viets time to break him and allowed him to make anti american propaganda for them.
Cameron, MO
Jack, it means that it is great to be the whistle blower as long as you never have the whistle blown on you.
If she fails to cooperate then she is guilty and a typical politician that can't take responsibility.
If you are her supporter...it means she's avoiding the liberal investigators, liberal press, liberal citizens, liberal....
If you are not her supporter...it means she has something to hide.
"SOMETHING STINKS IN THE STATE OF ALASKA UNDER SARAH PALAIN'S DESK" !!! –MAYBE AN OLD BURREID MOOSE-
It means she thinks it's OK to follow the examples of Rove, Cheney and Bush and show no respect for the Constitution of the United States.
Kind of the way the rest of the World shows no respect to them.
Another unaccountable pious executive is nothing new!!!
Hi Jack;
What it means is she has something to hide.
Off topic-When Paylin/McCain lie how can they call themselves christians?
Oh I forgot their republicans.
When McCain says he will go to the gates of hell to get Osama, how many of your young people is he willing to sacrafice?
It means that she is just like the folks we are trying to get rid of. Hiding stuff BEFORE the election....not good. Shows what would happened if THEY got in office. Didn't Bush/Cheney, et. al, behave the same way? Glad you're back Jack, Sorry about your loss .
It means that we have more of the McSame Republican arrogance – people who think they are above the law and are subject to no rules, regulations or standards of conduct – let alone any moral or ethical values. Four more years people. Wasn’t the last eight enough. Twelve years of McBush will destroy your country if you can’t see that you deserve what you get. Unfortunately I, and the other reasonably intelligent people who’s eyes are open will be dragged down with you.
It means that she thinks that she is above the law and does not have to answer to anyone for anything. By not cooperating proves that she has something to hide. The National Enquire has released many secrets that Sassy Sarah is hiding. Remember – the Enquire is the paper that proved OJ owned those Bruno shoes with a picture. Let them dig into Sarah for a while. In her interview with Charlie Gibson she appeared cocky. She will dig her own grave,just give her time.
Generally, when someone refuses to cooperate, they have something to hide, or are just plain guilty. I just don't trust this one (Palin that is), Jack. I've been on board with Obama before he announced he was running for President. I still am. Somthin's gotta give!!!
I have heard very little substantive about Sarah Palin. What I have heard is that she is a reformer who makes government accountable and is not afraid to take on unethical politicians. It seems strange that she is not afraid to be the conducter on the "Get rid of Unethical Politicians" train as it rolls over others but she does her best to derail investigations into her personal ethics. Her refusal to cooperate means she believes the rules are different for her.
It means voting for McCain/Palin is a vote for more of the same. Haven't we had enough of leaders who believe they are above the law? Since she won't cooperate, you know darn well she's hiding something.
Generally, when someone refuses to cooperate, they have something to hide, or are just plain guilty. I just don’t trust this one (Palin that is), Jack. I’ve been on board with Obama before he announced he was running for President. I still am. Somthin’s gotta give!!!
~~Ann in Maine
I confident there r lot to learn about the case which will clearly dispaly who the American ppl are willing to entrust their future with....
Ola Adegoke
Atlanta,GA
Jack, if Palin has nothing to hide she would be fully cooperating with the investigation......she along with the Mc Cain campaign bigwigs are using all their power to keep the investigation at a stand still so the American voting public won't know the error in judgment she made...and if she didn't do it i refer back to my opening line.
By the way I couldnt care one way or another, and I really don't think the American public cares either, because the majority of them are not voting for her either just like i'm not.
It doesn't show me anything that I didn't already know. This woman is willing to do and say anything to get her ticket elected. She has lied repeatedly about the bridge to nowhere and the McCain campaign has made a habit of lying in their ads. It is no suprise that Palin lied to the investigators when she said that she would be willing to meet with them regarding troopergate.
It means she is listening to her new advisors and trying not to step in it any deeper than she already has. It has a negative image, but an unguarded comment could mean disaster for McCain. This will be interesting to watch play out.
Jack,
It simply means that all of this Palin talk about being a "reformer" and someone who will bring "real change" to Washington is all just TALK. Not cooperating in this investigation means that Sarah Palin is a fast learner and has already learned from the current Administration that once in office they are above the law. Am I the only one who is just sick and tired of being lied to and taken advantage of by those who have been elected to serve us?!
Seems to me that if you really had nothing to hide, you would cooperate to the fullest. Jack, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and taste good with olub sauce.......chances are IT"S A DUCK!! Wait and see, it will come out!!
It's an amazing flip-flop that Palin once “welcomed the investigation" and now that the pressure is on, she refuses to cooperate. It is sheer arrogance on Palin's part to think she can hide behind the McCain campaign and expect to be exonerated for gross ethical violations simply because she is the VP nominee. When you refuse to cooperate in an investigation only after first supporting it means she knows an ethical violation occurred and won’t take responsibility for her actions.
Well Jack, it means that the GOP will do or say anything to win this election.Is a majority of the American voting public fooled by the endless stream of lies and half-truths that we've been witnessing as of late?
If so, we've got bigger problems than the McPanderer/Palin could possibly bring. I'm starting to feel like I'm trapped in the movie "Idiocracy".
Hi Jack. Welcome back.
It means quite simply that Palin is not a law-and-order-type of person. It is okay for her to abuse power, but not okay for those in Washington or elsewhere to do the same. However, once she arrives in Washington, should she win, then it will suddenly be okay there, too.
Palin will become part of the problem that is pervasive among those in power. She will be as corrupt as the rest.
We need to call her out on this! Stop treating Palin with so much sympathy out of fear of being sexist. She wanted to be in the game. Now that she'd in it, she can expect the same scrutiny as everyone else.
Jack, I am so glad you are back. We need someone to stand up for the American people. Palin won't cooperate because she has something to hide and she is LYING again. Everyday she is caught
in another lie. Obama has never lied in his campaign.
She is guilty. If not, why would she not co-operate and clear her name?.
Maybe, she is afraid that one more lie will be added to all the other lies that she has been telling recently on the campaign trail .
Sends the wrong message, Jack. She should just cooperate to show that she can handle the partisan fighting that she'll have to endure at the top.
Considering that a week ago she was going to cooperate fully with the investigation in Alaska, and now she isn' t, that would make her a flip-flopper with something to hide.
It means that she fired her public safety commissioner because he did not fire her brother -in-law. Palin's refusing to cooperate is hurting no one but herself. If she has nothing to hide or if she feels she did nothing wrong she should cooperate. If the McCain-Palin ticket becomes so lucky as to win the Presidency and Vice Presidency history will have been made for the oldest president, the first woman vice president and the impeachment of a vice president. Can you impeach a vice president?
This is simple... it means that she's scared out of her lipstick that we will find something she did that was unethical.
Jack, It means that she is as guilty as sin... if she does not have anything to hide... then whats the big deal.... you know they say a hit dog will holler.!
It means that, this so called moose hunter is actually a coward!
Palin not cooperating shows her guilt but mainly that Republicans would continue to break the law while being dismissive of law enforcement.
Jack; why on earth if you are innocent wouldn't you cooperate, especially if you are a governor? What it appears is that there is more to the story than meets the eye. It means that perhaps if the whole story comes out, Mrs palin will not be as likeable especially to her base. It may mean that McCain's judgement will appear defective. Both have admitted that he truelly only picked her as a political stunt to win.
Well Jack, it means that the GOP will do or say anything to win this election.Is a majority of the American voting public fooled by the endless stream of lies and half-truths that we've been witnessing as of late?
If so, we've got bigger problems than the McPanderer/Palin could possibly bring. I'm starting to feel like I'm trapped in the movie "Idiocracy".
McCain/Palin, they've got electrolytes 🙂
Darren
Seattle, Washington
Hi Jack- It means that she should not be allowed to be anywhere near the White House, not even as a visitor.
Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins was the greatest hockey player of all time. He made everyone else look as if they were standing still. I like hockey. What was the question?
It means she learns well like pit bulls. She is continuing the replublican saga and games. Rove, Bush, McCain and the likes have found a woman just like them with lipstick or she has something to hide as all of the above-mentioned.
Same 'ol, same 'old.
It means that she thinks that she is above the law. Palin admits that she had her husband call the safety commissioner to complain about her sister's husband. Palin should have filed a police report if she was really concerned. And by not using the legal system to try to resolve this so called problem, she looks guilty of abusing her power by trying to resolve this so called problem by having her husband and staff attempt to intimidate the commissioner.
This blows her transpaency claim right out of the water! This investigation began in July, and now McCain and company is blaming Obama backers. How stupid. Her credibility is zip, nada, nothing! When she interviewed with Cahrles gibson, she welcomed, now McCain and Company are trying to cover up their obviously flawed pick!
it means that she certainly is dishonest about this investigation and makes one wonder what else she is hiding....she was never properly vetted and McCain certainly is NOT forthcoming about anything..
Its simple Jack. She is being told what to do and say and the strategy is to delay the investigation until after the election. In the meantime, the republicans can just keep telling everyone to stop picking on their poor female candidate.
Jack, do you think they can use that same line when she is President and negotiating with the Russians???
jack, It means she wants to do everything possible to delay this investigation until after the election. By refusing to cooperate and accusing "Obama operatives" of hijacking the proceeding she can elay and deny until after november when we will all find out the real truth.
plain and simple, if ms palin is innocent of any charges against her then she should jump at the chance to clear her name.
Palin won't cooperate with an investigation? Sounds just like the Bush administration, doesn't it.
Pat
Elkmont, Alabama
It means nothing to me EXCEPT Obama is hiring a team of Lawyers. AND that turns me from him to McCain/Palin ticket..
carol
Springfield, Oregon
It just means the Bush/Cheney/Rove/McCain team are bringing her along in their own image. When you are a Republican you are above the ordinary people and most of all above the law. Have you not learned anything over the past 8 years Jack?
Jack,
I can't imagine why, unless of course, they are worried that a political corruption indictment might actually wake up the evangelical crowd that has been in a collective swoon since she was enthroned in the VP spot. I suspect it is the same reason that her finances aren't ready for release yet. Finding out that she is way better off than
the backyard barbeque crowd could open some eyes.
Rita
Riverside,CA
Jack
She has something to hide, that is a stock answer from a corrupt politician. Do I want McCain to answer the phone at 3AM and give instructions, and than call back at 4AM and say "That is not what I meant to say. The whole situation is laughable
Tony
Ocala Florida
Its simple Jack. She is being told what to do and say and the strategy is to delay the investigation until after the election. In the meantime, the republicans can just keep telling everyone to stop picking on their poor female candidate.
Jack, do you think they can use that same line when she is President and negotiating with the Russians???
It means she's got something to hide. It also means that the McCain
"Reform" slogan touting transparency is utter bunk.
hi jack, well lets see i guess obama has another way to compare mcain/ palin to bush, were have we seen this before. to claim that the obama campaign is tainting the ivestigation is ridiculous.
Jack: Very sorry for the loss of your wonderful wife. Glad to have you back. You are the only voice of reason. Sarah Palin must have something to hide. Otherwise, why not just cooperate?
Excuses Jack… Straight up BS Excuses.
Have you heard?
Milli Vanilli’s back… Posed as McCain & Palin!
Milli Vanilli Act II
Blame it on the Rain… They’ve blamed everything else… Why not!
she is hidding something.
The McCain camp is at it again, using this as a distraction. Yesterday afternoon when McCain said our economy is "fundamentally strong" and got slammed by the media for saying it, and some even compared him to Hoover, then by last night, the McCain campaign releases that "Palin will not cooperate with troopergate"...DISTRACTION from McCain's blunder in the afternoon.
McCain can't win on the issues so he will try to win through "distraction and lies".
she's Dick Cheney with lipstick BUT without the experience.
she's "Stonewall Sarah"
Jack,
Me thinks tha she is not a transparent as she thinks she is. At first I gave her troopergate. The interview with the guy pointed out everal reasons why this idiot did not need a nadge. Tasering your stepson just because he wanted to try it out? PLEASE. Now since she is refusing to cooperate with the investigation it is making me wonder all the more. Also why is she hiding from hte press. I mean she is acting like she is Britney Spears or something. Shouldn't she be talking to yall so the country can get to know her?
Nothing. Don't get your hopes up on this. People will understand it as a family squabble and that will be all.
Palin is the rock star now and swing voters will flock to the Rep ticket. She came along just at the right moment for McCain, as Obama's newness and celebrity fades, and now he can't close the deal. Perhaps now you understand how many of us felt when the hysteria was all about Sen. Obama?
Jack, at least she is consistent. Everything she says is the opposite what she does. Remember jack, she is a women and she has the right to do that. Watch out for sexism!
I think that Biden had it correct when he called McCain-Palin a bad sequel to a horror movie! The only error is that Palin is trying to take over the starring role as she has more in common with Bush than McCain...which is a truly scary proposition!!!
Jack, I'd suggest it is because she wants to delay this thing until after the election since it would appear that there could be some truth behind the rumors. Unfortunately this refusal will cause a brighter light to shine on this in the meantime. She should have quietly just kept saying she would fully cooperate. This refusal could turn out to be a larger problem then if she had just cooperated.
It means that she is a Republican. They have long history of stonewalling from Richard Nixon right up through Karl Rove. She welcomed the investigation before she was picked as McCains running mate. She won't sit for interviews or hold a press conference either. All of this makes me wonder...What does she have to hide??
HMMMM – Reminds me of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Libby and Gonzalez., etc., etc., etc No wonder the "Republican base" loves her!
It's more of the same Bush-Cheney refusal to cooperate. She tells a good story about being a reformer but she doesn't walk the talk.
It's one warning signal among many. When Governor Palin's aides are not allowed to testify in "Troopergate" or speak to the media, when Governor Palin's appointments to important and high paying positions in the State of Alaska reads reads like a Who's Who from her high school class vs. a Who's Who of the most qualified candidates, when she is the only 1 of the 4 Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees who is delaying release of her tax records, and when she continues to espouse she's against earmarks when she's accepted $200 million in them, then those who choose to vote for her are deserving of the second coming of George W. Bush.
Elaine
Michigan
hi jack
it means she has alot to hide,maybe even a bridge to no where,the GOP never what to face up to their mistakes,just look at the ring leaders Bush and Chenney,she belongs with the good old boy.you see shr threw her husband under the bus already.
clearwater,fl
Hey jack, did you hear the news about sarah palin today, get this, a 600 million dollar bridge that she is supporting to build in alaska near her hometown. She said "thanks, but no thanks to the bridge to no where", but then supports and even more expensive bridge now...when is someone going to give her a reality check
california
Jack,
It means that she knows that she will be exposed to either redicule for her immature behavior if she tells the truth or to being revealed as a liar if she doesn't tell the truth. I strongly recommend that she continue with the sleazy instructions that Rove has given her and stonewall, stonewall and stonewall! Remenber the adage, " It is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and confirm it".
Straight talk express my a@##*. She is as guilty as hell.
What is she planning to do in washington?
Jack, I believe in the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But I also believe that if you are innocent, you should have nothing to hide. When an elected official, be it a small town mayor or the president of the United States, starts hiding and deflecting, that leads me to believe that “where’s there’s smoke there’s fire”.
She stated that she would cooperate a few days ago only to rescind that offer blaming Obama’s campaign despite the fact the investigation started long before she was part of the campaign. Blaming, cover-ups, and non-transparency lead me to believe that she is hiding something.
I am not a political pundit, but I am a thinker (thanks Glenn Beck)…
Usually it means you have something to hide. She may have been able to get away a few shenanigans in a low-focus investigation in Alaska. Now that it's been brought to the national attention, slipping out of it won't be that easy. So, it certainly makes the whole situation look much more suspicious.
It means that even before the election she is playing by the republican rules, she must have studied Cheney 101. Why would anyone vote for a candidate that has not been vetted, Obama has been vetted for the last 18 months, they have tried to find skeletons in his cupboard, have invented skeletons & he has not whined once.
It means something is rotten in Anchorage, and I don't think it's the salmon! If there's nothing to hide whats the problem? If Monegan was ill equipted to be the public safety commish, why was he offered to head up the state liquor authority?
"tainted investigation" "refuse to cooperate"
Sounds like four more years.............
Well, Jack, it just means that she is following in the
steps of her mentors.
Transparency? Only when it is convenient.
It means she is a Republican! It is very Karl Rovian.
It means that her popularity among non-evangelical christians will, not just fade, but diminish rapidly. Its the trust factor Jack.
It seems she can get away with not answering questions, taking inverviews..whatever..why and how can the Rebulican party keep a candiate from the media and the voters...Seems if you are running for office, one should be available at all times.....don't figure.
It’s more of the same Bush-Cheney refusal to cooperate. She tells a good story about being a reformer but she doesn’t walk the talk.
Pliny,
Palin is in a no-win situation. If she cooperates with a politically biased investigation it will be used as a weapon against her. If she doesn't cooperate then she looks as if she has misconduct to hide. The secrecy surrounding Obama's time in Chicago with people like Ayres creates the same sort of bad smell. In the end I don't think it will matter for either candidate because people have become so jaded about corrupt politicians.
Pliny
St. Louis, MO
Dear Jack,
It means the Cheney mentality is alive and well. Just the thought of another four, even eight years of this foolishness puts me off my feed!
Steve
PS, my favorite CNN.com headline of the day: "Bush lands in Texas; Residents urged to leave" At least *that* was a good laugh.
We can only guess can we? But my guess is ugly.....
Susana, Halifax
It means McCains campaign team is willing to do or say ("will not cooperate as long as the investigation "remains tainted.") just about anything to make Obama, his campaign team and any of his supporters (campaign insists the investigation has been hijacked by Democrats) look just as ridiculous as they do.
Duhhhh! She knows that she is guilty of abusing her power as governor for personal reasons! The more that is uncovered about this woman, the more frightening she appears. She, obviously, does not permit anyone to stand in the way of her "succession up the ladder". Really interested in "reforming" the government? Yeah, right!!
Well, if the current trend in the polls is any indication, it means another four years of Bush-style government based on secrecy & paranoia.
It means she is guilty as sin......simple as that......she fits right in with John McCain and this administration.....LIARS.....
Jack, it means that Sarah Palin is doing what the Republicans are
notorious for: Hiding Something. But she is not acting alone. The
republicans behind the curtain are pulling her strings. Jack, Sarah
Palin reminds me of a cult follower. The only thing missing are a
basket of flowers and a pair of Birkenstocks.
Festus
It means that she has something to hide.
It also means that with her not cooperating with Investigations and also with the secrecy she surrounds herself and family with....we are seeing more and more that she (like McCain) are looking more and more like George "W" Bush.
Let the voter's beware.
It means we shouldn't ask her any tough questions that might suggest that she isn't who she advertizes herself as because that would just be the elite liberal media being sexist and promoting the liberal agenda which apparently includes wanting to loose in Iraq, passing out abortions to all who apply, and having the gaul to suggest that McCain being a former POW doesn't qualify him for the highest office in the land. Seriously Jack just give it up. At this point you could point out that Palin was Caucasian and you'd be called a rascist.
It means guilty. Something to hide. More revelations of misdeeds to come. She is not squeaky clean. She is just another politican with a great deal of baggage accumulated in a short history in politics. It means you can fool some of the people all of the time. I rest my case.
If she has nothing to hide, she should answer the questions. So not cooperating says to me she played a large part in troopergate. And it's quite simply a stall so that nothing comes out before the election. Just part of the McCain campaign strategy to sequester Palin as much as possible from the press and anyone else who will ask her the tough questions. Quite frankly, it's an embarrassment that Palin was even chosen and nominated as the Republican VP. And how anyone can argue she is qualified is beyond me. God help us all if McCain gets elected and something happens to him and she becomes president.
Welp if you ask me, sounds like she has something to hide...
I just wish McCain's group had done a little more research before choosing her. What does it mean? It means that she must have something to hide afterall and is using the excuse that Democrats have tainted the investigation. Remember, this all started BEFORE she was nominated. It appears she is just another "do as I say not as I do" Republican. Why doesn't she get Tina to go in her place? She's a much better actress.
She's as guilty as the little boy who stole a cookie from the cookie jar and won't cooperate because she's afraid the truth will come out before Nov. 4th.
It simply means she is stonewalling ...She obviously has something to hide and the McCain mafia are sheltering her for fear the gine will get out of the bottle before november 4,,,,,It seems our 2008 elections has turned into a circus thanks to the gullible voters who go for lies.
Jack, to me it means that Palin is more akin to the Bush Administration than to John McCain. The audacity of not cooperating is the same as the abuse of executive privilege we have seen for the past 7 years.
It basically means Bush-Cheney part 2. Hasn't America had enough of this type of government.
Jack, it simply means that she has something to hide! Someone who has done nothing wrong will talk to everyone and anyone to clear their name! Am I the only one smelling a .......rat?
tampa, fl. like all of the rest of our politicians, she is above the law and will not be held accountable for anything. and our politicians wonder why we independent voters are just plain fed up with this garbage. i demand that none of the above be placed on all ballots and whenever anyones approval rating goes under 30% an automatic recall should be mandated. i can divorce my wife if her approval rating goes to less than 30% so why not my congressmen or president as well?
I have an idea. If Gov. Palin continues to be uncooperative into this investigation, arrest her and put her in jail. It seems as if she has something to hide. It is tragic that so many people in this country have been blinded to the fact that McCain pulled the wool over many American citizens' eyes. The man is incompetent, clueless, and rapidly approaching senility when it comes to his views on running this country if he is elected. The man is George Bush, the second. This country is trillions of dollars in debt. To cover up the warts in his personna, McCain chooses a virtual unknown in Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Millions of women in this country, apparently clueless to be blunt, have fawned over Sarah Palin. They see this woman who has had five children, the last of whom suffers from Down's Syndrome, and who very much is the "Working Mom". Women power! Hello, people. Grow a brain stem! Are you all blind as to see that McCain would be an utter disaster as our President? Sarah Palin, also, would be equally incompetent to be the second in command, and a heartbeat away from being Commander in Chief. If she were to become President, what is she going to do, appoint all of her former Alaska high school classmates to important cabinet positions, (similar to what she has done as governor)?
The country made a monumental mistake in re-electing Bush to serve 4 more years in office back in '04. The country has plunged into further economic chaos. Are we plain ignorant enough to repeat our mistakes, and elect the McCain-Palin ticket to head this country in the fall? If so, we have no one to blame but OURSELVES for our own stupidity! Wake up, America!
That she is a typical republican, that she is hiding something and that her promise to Gibson that she will cooperate is a lie which she has shown she excels at.
Hi Jack:
She has something to HIDE!!
Ron San Diego
Gov Palin repeatedly said she is for Ethics reform. If this is the truth, and not just a stump speech she should order ALL Government Employees in Alaska to help the bipartisan commission get to the bottom of this issue. If she has nothing to hide then why hide the facts from the American People?
It means that like McCain, Palin is controlled by Republican machine and has to do what she is told.
Jack,
It means the McCain machine has advised her to stonewall it, hoping that the election occurs before anything harmful comes to light. See how reform-minded the McCain/Palin ticket really is? Nixon must be smiling down on them.
It shows something is rotten in the state of Denmark, Jack. If she is truly innocent and has nothing to do with the firing, she should proudly come forward and cooperate. She should use this to her advantage; she has been wrongly accused and shall be victorious. But instead she is running as far away as she can from the situation. Not very pit bull-like.
Jack it clearly means that she has something to hide, but given the current administration, she would fit right in, in Washington ....
Obama what can you do to improve the economic today even you don't understand what does it mean. 85.70% of black stay at home don't want go to work how can they open there mind to deal with the business, more crime everyday what Obama can do to be safe for American. just say no to vote for obama enough to say because you're black.
It looks like a combination of arrogance, self-righteousness, evasiveness, and possibly fear – none of which are desirable qualities in a potential vice president.
It means exactly what we have been seeing all along: If she cannot cannot control who wins the game, she doesn't want to play. Thank God that the rest of America is not isolated from mainstream U.S. the way Alaska is, and that people are waking up to the inescapable fact that the shiny gloss of the Propaganda Empress is starting to smell and look like slime.
It means Alberto Gonzalez has found a job as a lawyer in Alaska. Palin is not going to plead the 5th. She's simply going to say she can't remember, she doesn't know anything about anything, and anyone who has ever worked for her has executive privilege.
It's obvious she's done something wrong.
It means that there are two standards in this country and i am not on the side that gets to say no to anyone in the system without a beatdown and a trip to jail. It is so sad to hear the words of someone running for office and see ther action i would think that she would want this over and out of the way and not have to answer to it ever again oops their i go again beliving a politican.
What it means Jack, is that the Mccain camp Wants to avoid any public scrutiny of Sarah Palin seeing as how they failed to properly Vet her in the first place.
what does it mean? i am not sure there is enough time on your show this afternoon to contemplate the ramifications of this action.
For starters it clearly shows she has learned her lessons well from Bush/Cheney/Rove debacle; and the same can be said for McCain and his cronies. how ludicrous to claim the investigation is tainted.
so much for the term transparent and open.
It boggles one's mind to think that this mind-set is apt to be a heartbeat from the presidency. makes one truly wonder what else there is in hiding.
don q
seattle
Queens, NY
It means a third term for Bush. How many subpoenas have the Bush administration thrown in the garbage. They shredded the Geneva Conventions, blew a hole through Habeas Corpus and started a war with a country that did not attack us, based on lies a cooked intelligence.
It means that a McCain/Palin administration would break the law when it suits their purpose.
Welcome back Jack,
It means that she is not the proposed fresh new face riding to the rescue of the American people. It means she is a good old girl who has all the qualifications and experience of the same old Washington politics as usual, protect myself ethics. If she had nothing to hide she would cooperate with the investigation. It did not take long for the so called reformer to do an about face and say I am special the rules do not apply to me. More of the same old crap we have been exposed to for far to long.
Judie
St. Augustine, Fl
In Europe Palin is no star – she has absolutely no credentials. Picture Palin confronting Putin – unimaginable!
First – welcome back Jack! Second – it means she's guilty!
It means that the allegations of the Public Safety Commissioner,and those of the State Trooper, MAY be correct, so how can the American public even think of voting for her and McSame, when that question is left hanging. Usually when some one refuses to co-operate in a case like this they have something to hide. It is shameful in the world view to think that any of the American voters would let her get away with this
Cambridge,Ontario,Canada
(one of the 49% non Americans that favour Obama)
Well it means she, like most fake and phony republicans of her "ilk", is guilty as the devils dog! ALL these flag wavin', family values shoutin', gun totin' republicans proclaim to have a lock on being the ONLY real Americans . . . yet it turns out they are often the most corrupt and depraved group this country has to offer. She's a fraud Jack and it's about to crumble.
Hey Jack,
You are refreshingly honest with us, the TV viewer and we are responsive to this connection.
Glad that you are back my friend!
It simply means that Palin is just another non-transparent political crook. Another Republican hack with "High Heels" is no different than the old white haired man claiming change, when in fact he and his Croonies (Phil Gramm, Bush, Cheney) are responsible for the economic misery the Country now faces because of Wall Street Greed. Remember Bush's plan was to gamble your retirement in the stock market? Wholey Crap!
Means that she have something to hide, no doubt. She shows no integrity at all . She lies after lies after lies, Why is she also hiding behind curtain...campaign's plane . Why the press is put aside is she so precious . or just a fake .Means also that McCain has no judgment. McCain pick Palin for her look,thinking that peoples are stupid enough to eat that kind of bread, and butter
hi Jack
Palin is a Liar, plain and simple she has a lot to hide. You guys in the press should know this, she wont even speak to you. McCain is truly showing his age and possible insanity by picking a right wing whacko.
She said she has nothing to hide, then she wont cooperate, Jack this smacks of Dick the last throes Cheaney. Republicans what is wrong with you people. How far must our great nation fall. Vote reality, not ambiguity.
Jack, at this point, I don't think we know what it means. One should get the facts before one reaches a conclusion. Sonoma, CA
Jack
if it doesn't fit you must aquit, oh thats another one on trial again. means she is just saying or doing anything like OJ to stay out of trouble. and look what happening to him right now he is back on trial. smells like agnew to me and look what happened to him.
For the same reason Rove, Cheney, and anyone remotely connected to them will not honor congressional subpoena's. The same reason Nixon would not cooperate with the Watergate investigators. The same reason Bush would not produce, and in fact destroyed his Air National Guard records. Laws are for suckers like us. They don't really apply to Republicans in power. Anyone who thinks they should answer for their misdeeds is obviously partisan. And in the case of Palin, probably sexist, too.
Well what else can it mean??? Her handlers know she has something to hide, so let's all blame the Democrats...so what if the facts are that the Republicans are the majority who opened the investigation.
Jack
Very simple Sarah Palin knows she was wrong and is trying to delay this as long as she can hoping it goes past the election.
It means that she has told so many lines and has been busy cramming the policies- she doesn't really know if she got the guy fired or not! Poor thing.
That's simple Jack. Who has time to cooperate with a legislative investigation when you're rewriting the Bush Doctrine?
Angel – Charlotte, NC
Won't cooperate with the investigation, turns out 'The Bridge To Nowhere' was killed in Washington, but the Governor snatch the body parts to be used across Alaska and thought no one would follow-up, add the trip to Iraq that was really a border stop, and yes! the view of Russia from Alaska as the core of her foreign policy experise....give me a break. This is the biggest politcal sham foisted on a people for a generation.
Stonewalling just like the Bush Administration has done in its countless scandals, will someone talk about the similarities between the way she would govern compared to Bush, more of the same is not just a phrase but a fact.
She has also hindered investigations, supports a war without any waver, hires people in her administration from a friends list like Gonzalez and Fema Gate, she supports the same right wing neo conservative values as Bush and McCain, she does not work with democrats instead uses divisive politics and has the same experience that Bush had going into the election.
She won't answer questions from the media, instead she spins and uses newspeack in describing her policies, Bush policies, and Democrat policies.
When she answers questions, you get the feeling that she does not know what she is talking about, instead uses 2 or 3 common lines for all the issues we face as a problem. She thinks solutions that work in Alaska will solve a coming depression in the whole nation, and solve international global conflicts.
It sounds to me like a premature, mini, "executive privilege"
order from John McCain, and that should wake people up!
Blaming Democrats for this crass decision just doesn't hold
water. They were looking into this possible/probable abuse
of power before she was selected. I am so exhausted with
Bush tactics, yet, I fear, here we go again.
PS. WELCOME BACK, JACK!
jack, love having you back, my prayers are with you.. there has got to be a problem with this women not talking to anyone!!!!!! how can MCSAME expect the people to agree with everything he stands for if she will not talk to the press???? jack the scarey thought is is alot of people do think she is the best thing since peanut butter!!!!! this is a women thats a heart beat away from the presidentcy!!!!! and all the lies she and he spew all over the air waves, he just does care how he wins at all !!!! hopefully the public will wake up SOON !!!!!!
It means she's just another phoney-baloney (I'm a vegetarian so I'm not sure how to spell baloney)!
I don't believe the U.S. can survive another term of the Republicans; economically, environmentally, and physically (i.e., health care).
Jack,
It only means that she is not foolish enough to step into the trap that the Obama camp is trying to set for her. They have sent their high-priced, big city lawyers to Alaska to stir up trouble to pressure legislators to push hard in this trivial matter of an abusive man being fired . Aren't Obama & his wife big-city lawyers as well? Interesting.
Jack,
It means she will side steep if the result will help her. You see if she says nothing, nothing she says can be held against her. She is living up to her nickname Barracuda.
Paul
Round Rock, Texas
It means she probably has something to hide and if she stalls long enough the election will take place before anything about "troopergate" is decided.
Jack
I think I speak for many residents in the Ohio Valley region when we say that we really don't care about what's happening to the Pres. or VP candidates for the last couple of days as most of us (yes, we in Ohio also) have been recovering from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. It looks like all of the news networks have totally forgotten the people of the Midwest and have not even empathized with many as we have been stuck with a lot of devastation in this once in a 100 year event. Remember, we too live in the United States.
Jack, it means she's guilty!
This goes to prove my theoy as well as Obama and Biden stating that she will continue the Bush agenda. I have thought that from the moment she was appointed and when McCain was nominated.
Peole I hope have enough brains to oust McCain-Palen ticket. All we will have is the same "My way or the Highway".
What it means jack is that the Obama camp and the democrat leadership is trying to fix the election. It means the same thing as Obama did to eliminate his black adversaries in the state of Illinios in which he used lawyers to get them off of the ticket. It will not work here with the republicans and the majority of the american people. Hey Jack when are you going to take your baised tail and ask the question what happen to the million dollars of fraud scam that Obama and His terriost friend Ayers run on the people in Chicago. But you would not do that because you and CNN are in the tank for Obama.. In november McCain / Palin will win big in the electoral vote.
She's a blank page......being handled.
Comments were closed Jack, so now please know my heart and condolences are with you and your daughters. Millions are happy to see you back.
She obviously has something to hide. It must be a good one.
It means she is no longer the one in control and the party operatives are now in charge. She now does as she's told.
It means as a compulsive liar, she's scared to death she'll have to answer interview questions truthfully under oath.
It means that Sarah has been well trained by Bush's cronies!
She's basically Dick Cheney in a dress and lipstick!
'"Thanks! But not thanks " to this bridge of deception
We cannot let this Woman get away with acting like she is above the law! That's all the Bush admin did, they should've been impeached along time ago! She is nothing but a "Ultra" corrupt HYPOCRITE! Peolple in her own state government are affraid of stating the truth because of her evil vindictivness! We need to fix this country and the McCain/Palin ticket is NOT the way!!
Jack
Did anyone for a second believe she would cooperate? NO, this is the same playbook from the Bush administration. Palin is Clueless Joe Jackson with lipstick. If her and McCain get in office I hope everyone got passports to get out of the country, two war mongers on the loose in Washington, ouch!
Well Jack ordinarily I don't read the garbage rags like the National Enquirer but their record of accountability on their stories about high profile people is very good as they make sure of the facts to avoid being found guilty of liable.
The Enquirer has stories on the Palin family that shows them to more disfunctional than how Ozzie Osbourne's family is portrayed and this will all come out in the open as they are just dragging out the whole truth to bolster their paper sales.
As of now I think they have Sara by the short hair and will reveal a lot more troubling stuff about her than just her abuse of power but for now the Republican motto of "WE ARE ABOVE THE LAW" will have to suffice for troopergate.
Jack: Sarah once describe herself as a hockey mom to a pitbull....and the difference was lipstick. Now she refuses to cooperate with the troopergate investigation , which means, she is a pitbull with no legs; It doesn't matter how many times you call her, she ain't gonna come.
Why would Sarah Palin cooperate with the legislative invesigation when
she wouldn't even cooperate with Charles Gibson?
Jack, glad you're back. You're the only voice of truth and it was getting
pretty ugly out here.
Did we really expect anything different. I mean a good republican can't be expected to be forth right and honest and tell the truth. Good grief what kind of trend might that start. Nah never happen!
"Same as it ever was"
Andy of Sierra Vista, Arizona
This is great! With her contempt for the legislative process and lack of knowledge and experience, she will fit right in. We have found both Bush 44 and Bush 45. The future is so bright we're gonna need shades.
President Bush stonewalled, ordered subordinates not to cooperate and "lost" emails. Looks like Palin/McCain are promising more of the same.
Ed Reed
Port Aransas, TX
When she says it is "tainted" with Democrats, it means that she can't charm them, or say that since Bush, Rove, Cheney, Ashcroft, etc. didn't even obey a Congressional supoena, why should she cooperate. If it were a Democrat saying that, the Republicans would be all over it, insinuating all kinds of dire things. When one of their own does it, it is refusing to cooperated with a tainted investigation. In any case, considering that the anti-Palin rally in Alaska was bigger than the pro-Palin when she went home to see her son off (a bigger PR stunt I've NEVER seen - and one guaranteed to paint targets on every person in the battalion!), I think there must be something rotten in Alaska!
Easy! She's guilty!!
it means she's just like the bush administration. she is why they should be made examples of. their corruption is spreading to republican state governments.
It means the exact same thing it meant when Hillary was being questions on Capital Hill about her escapades with Travelgate, Whitewater and her billing records from the Rose Law Firm.
Isn't this a great country when one hypocrite calls someone else the very same thing??
It means it is sexist if you ask this question Jack! Can't you see, the media won't even dare criticize her, she knows she is guilty and to prevent an october catastrophe, she is playing the victim card again!! This is so frustrating to watch! what happened to our media, Jack, what happened? when did they stop standing up for the common interest of our nation? Barack Obama or Joe Biden would have never dared done this! never!
Jack, Palin is Bush in a skirt. While Hiding behind duplicity, she studies the script of her next prevarication.
Jerry N/Tulsa
Because she's above the law like most all politicians.
She is flip fop on the investigation issue. McCain campaign is also controlling what Sarah Palin can say and will say now. This shows how inexperience Sarah Palin is to be the VP choice for the GOP ticket.
Jack,
I don't know what it means, but I don't like it. It raises suspicions that she's hiding something. I for one say, "thanks but no thanks" to more doubts about a candidate's credibility.
Christine
Waterbury CT
This was a bipartisan effort, started before she was picked for the VP candidate, she spouted "transparency" in government, then her husband had to be subpoenaed, its looking like she is going to end up being subpoenaed too, and if she doesn't show, get a US Marshall to go get her and drag her azz back to the hearing. She is not above the law and maybe she has to learn that fact. If she has nothing to hide, why not talk to the investigators, who BTW, are a majority of Republicans.
it means she's incompetent, and she has something to hide, if she didn't have anything to hide why not let them question her, i can't stand her and all the press the madia gives her, she's not worthy
Simple Jack. That she is guilty or has something to hide. You remember a Vice President who would not attend a subpoena by the Senate Committee on Wire Tapping? Dick Cheney. This just means that if McCain wins, she will just be the same: McSame, DickSame, BushSame or SarahSame.
It means she has learned the lessons of the Bush administration: use and abuse your power, clam up when you are called on it, and simply ignore any attempt by the legal community to learn the truth and/or hold you accountable. She is the last person we need in the White House (in any capacity) following the current administration.
Jack: First, our family's prayers go out to Carol, you and the family. Candles are lit, condolences sent.
2. In our system, you do not have to cooperate; you just cannot lie and are unlikely to be able to conceal. So it means nothing!
3. I am more concerned that she vetoed a bill to help keep troubled teens off the streets in Anchorage and opposed an earmark for special emphasis on sex crime prosecution, both supported by Monegan, a career top cop. Earmarks are not a dirty word. It is probably local gov't malpractice not to ask Washington for the money back for special projects that the locals cannot afford after large tax takings by the feds. Just be careful for what you ask for and ask intelligently. I am not misled or distracted. I am voting for Obama.
Jon in Calif.
Jack,
She is stone walling the investigation in order to keep the story in the news for the free media coverage it is getting or this holy sainted mother did abused her powers as the State's Governor and is trying to hide it until after the Election...
C.I., New York
It means that she is perfectly qualified to continue the policies of this Administration...can you say "Executive Privilege"? Obviously she is not a new kind of politician...just more of the same.
Sarah Palin I mean Dick Cheney the II – is a fast learner. She obviously has something to hide. If she was a stand up person she should want to get this over with. Instead of concentrating on Troop Gate she should have prepared for her interview with Charlie Gibson. During the interview she showed that she is a liar and doesn't have any foreign policy experience. But remember she can see Russia from where she lives.
It simply means that she like many others (from both sides of the aisle), thinks that she is above the law therefore is imune from the law. If this election is about character, I think that the republicans are losing it because people just have enough of the lies.
Sara, the barracuda, is good at the "Good Old Boys" Spin but when it comes to anyone (female or male) questioning the actual facts of the issue, Sara the barracuda, becomes- Sara, the flounder.
Looking for a life line? Keep on looking and while you're at it, look for Obama's birth certificate...........
Another person defying the law.Another person who thinks she is above the law. We have had almost 8 years of that attitude in Washington DC, Its time to remove this feeling from our government. Its time to clean out the house and start on the senate. I am tired of all the politicians in DC thinking about their own pockets and forgetting the people who put them there. The public comes before J.Q. Politician.
It is really quite simple: why not get rid of the stain on her bid for the vice-presidency and fully cooperate to put the matter to rest by October 10th and get on with the business of campaigning. Palin would be vindicated, salvaging her credibility and giving her a major boost in the polls. Unless, of course, Sarah Palin has something to hide......
Jack,
It means she is misusing her executive power just like Chaney and this administration. They want to try and scam the American people and start running on change when this is the exact same tactics the American people are feed up with. This is just proves to the American people the republican ticket is a scam and will just be four more years of the same.
Let's see, what does this remind me of? Oh yeah! Karl Rove who refuses to fully cooperate (under oath) to Congress. Oh and then there's almost the entire staff of the Jusice Department and Alberto Gonzales who still isn't fully cooperating. Oh wait, one more, how could I forget? Bush himself still hasn't answered to the American people about weapons of mass distruction. Just another Republican who refuses to cooperate with ethics violations...I have a new acronym for Sarah Palin. RCMA – Reform Candidate My Ass.
It means she was never vetted and she evidently has something to hide. McCains explanation of her refusal is ridicules, since the investigation is made up of both democrats and rebublicans and began before she was asked to be his VP. The more I learn about her the more I question the judgement of Sen McCain.
P.S. I don't know any hockey moms anything like her,and remember pit bulls are kwnown to attack without any provocation
Brockton Ma.
Jack, It means that McCain is hoping that Palin and her associates refusal to participate in a bipartisan-majority republican-investigation will be delayed until after they are in office when they can pardon Bush, Cheney, Rove and Palin. It is interesting that the 'reformers' want everyone to believe they are for transparency for everyone in government excepting themselves. It sounds like Bush/Cheney/Rove, except this time, it is McCain/Palin/Schmidtt.
Bottom Line...... She did it!!
Deja vu! McCain and Palin aren't who or what they say they are.... they are merely the same as Bush... we all know what happened there. Un-compassionate conservatism, absolute love of war, and selling the country short.
Do we really won't another 4 years of that?
Another classic example of hubris – Palin obviously thinks she is above the law. Crying wolf about the Dems causing her problems is about as true as her giving back the money that came with the "Bridge to Nowhere".
Sarah Palin's going to REFORM Washington but she won't even start in her own backyard. She won the election for governor on a platform of transparent government but her entire staff were using personal emails to keep their actions secret.
I'm praying that the press will protect the American people by exposing this hypocrite for what she is.
I missed you Jack and I'm glad you're back...we desperately need you.
It probably means she is hiding something! It makes you wonder if anyone ever truly investigated her background before putting her on the Republican ticket, just a heartbeat from the presidency?
Transparent and accountable leadership in government are not relative to the Republicans. Oh I forgot, that is part of their (McCain/Palin) platform.
Doesn't seem too transparent to me. As for accountability, it is only meant for the other guys. She has something to hide and she's not going to be accountable.
Donnie
Fort Worth, TX
It means that she is no different than Karl Rove, Dick Cheney or any of Bush's other Cronies who refused to testify when summoned in order to bring about transparency & truthfulness in government. I don't know what it's gonna take for our countrymen to look past their ignorance for the good of our nation. I guess for some, ignorance is bliss!
Lisa
Woodbridge, VA
WOW! I'm now convinced she's made of presidential material...she's got that "executive privelege" thing down pat alreay.
leaves me scratching my head as to what more is to be learned about Palin. Is she afraid that all the political bodies left along the road will rise up to haunt her? Will McCain's trophy be stuffed prior to ballot time?
If it shrills like a duck and shoots at ducks, hey, it's a duck already. She likes power and using it. So what if she was warned by a judge to back off. Hey, I am a pit bull with lipstick, hear me roar. What can they do to me that I won't call sexist! And off she goes.
All I can say is if a Democrat had put her chance at being the VP first and in the process put her 17 year old daughter through the ringer you can bet the GOP would not have called it family values. What hypocrites.
Palin does not equal reform so much as another reason for reform. Obama is change that we need.
It's disappointing that she won't cooperate, since she promised that she would. The issue needs to be put to rest, so the American public can see where the candidates stand on the real issues that matter to Americans. If she is a maverick and a reformer, now is the best time to show us what she's got.
Stacy
Texas
Jack, It means that Charlie Manson and Squeaky Fromm have nothing
on John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Hey Jack, what's she trying to hide behind that lipstick??
repost due to typos.Jack,
Me thinks tha she is not a transparent as she thinks she is. At first I gave her troopergate. The interview with the guy pointed out several reasons why this idiot did not need a badge. Tasering your stepson just because he wanted to try it out? PLEASE. Now since she is refusing to cooperate with the investigation it is making me wonder all the more. Also why is she hiding from hte press. I mean she is acting like she is Britney Spears or something. Shouldn’t she be talking to yall so the country can get to know her?
I am from Carlsbad, Village by the Sea in San Diego, California
It's puzzling. She must truly have something to hide. Otherwise, she would cooperate to the fullest, then when the report comes out, she could once again claim to be the "victim" of a tainted political witch hunt. Whoops! Probably shouldn't have written this, cause the Repubs will implement this strategy. Poor Princess Palin. Everyone from the big, bad elite media to her political opposition have treated her so unfairly. NOT!
Jack,
It's simple, Palin's good old boys are protecting her.
She is hiding from the truth. She is not this perfect woman the McCain camp puts out. She is not clinton. McCain made two major mistakes; 1. He ran for office. 2. He picked Palin. I am still going to make a Gov. Palin doll that when you pull the string she says the same thing over and over and over.
It means Ms. Palin appears well-groomed for Bush / McCain service. Stonewalling, obfuscating, flip-flopping, outright lying, and abusing power seem to be valued skills for the current administration or McCain's campaign. This is SO NOT the republican party of our parents or, for that matter, the people of honor (Hagel, Lugar, Snowe, Collins, etc.) that are stranded on the otherwise reprehensible side of the aisle.
Jack– Why should Gov. Palin cooperate with an investigation. She learned by the example set by our President and Vice President that all one has to say is, “no, you can’t make me,” and the Congress, the media, and the American people, rather than hold her feet to the fire, will waste endless hours yakking about how much she has energized the Republican Party. Shouldn’t the question be how much of this type of thumbing their noses at the laws of the land is at the root of America’s current problems. Wars and rumors of wars; scores of home foreclosures; implosion of our financial institutions; increasing difficulty in feeding and educating our children. Where is Henny Penny when you need her ‘cause somebody needs to the us Americans that our sky is falling.
It means the woman has something to hide. Look, she says it's a tainted committee. Hey, too bad. Would she ever be able to find one that's not tainted in her mind. This woman is scary...worse than a female Karl Rove. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Perhaps she believes that she is practicing part of the Bush/Cheney doctrine. She figures if the Bush administration can get away with obstruction of justice and lack of cooperation the governor believes her Palin administration can do the same thing.
Geri – Mead
Jack, thanks for coming back.
Sarah's cooperation with Troopergate investigation is like her bridge to nowhere comments. Thanks but No Thanks! How about talking to the Press? Thanks but No Thanks! Transparency in her own government. Thanks but No Thanks!
Jack, It means that 'transparncy' is out the door...Which is not surprising or new in the highstakes game of politics.
It means that if she and McCain get to the office, American economy will go even further down the tube, which means american $ will lose value against other currencies including the Canadian $, Good for us, bad for you.
Sarah Palin is hiding the fact that she put Alaska women and kids at risk in pursuit of her personal vendetta. Alaska leads the nation in reported forcible rapes per capita. When she fired Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, Palin put her obsession with settling personal scores ahead of protecting public safety. Like McCain who chose an unqualified running mate for political reasons, Palin puts her own ambition ahead of the need of the people. Hardly what you'd call putting "country first."
Craig
Arcata, CA
If she had nothing to hide she would be rushing the investigation along! End of subject!!!!!
It means Ms. Palin appears well-groomed for Bush / McCain service. Stonewalling, obfuscating, flip-flopping, outright lying, and abusing power seem to be valued skills for the current administration or McCain’s campaign. This is SO NOT the republican party of our parents or, for that matter, the people of honor (Hagel, Lugar, Snowe, Collins, etc.) that are stranded on the otherwise reprehensible side of the aisle.
Palin learned everything from the best about stonewalling, lying and smearing...Karl Rove! After 8 years of our no-respect leadership and the lawbreaking subordinates like Gonzales and Miers, why should Palin feel it is necessary to answer the questions charged against her. She will be a great follow-up to George Bush's imperial presidency when she takes over when McCain proves unable and unwilling to govern. But the American people are so stupid that more will vote for the American Idol than the right American President.
It means either she has something to hide or she's guilty, or both.
Oh wait, that's not right... she's a Republican, right? So that means she is above the law and can ignore the Constitution and our system of laws; just like Bush, Cheney and the rest of their administration.
Vote for McCain/Palin and get more of the past 8 years.
It scares me Jack. I grew up in Arizona and voted for McCain every year in the senate. McCain is a good man who I was leaning toward. However his choice of Sarah Palin wreaks of the secrecy of this Bush administration and frankly, this choice has me quite disappointed in my former senator.
McCain/Lieberman would of had my vote in a heart beat. Now it goes to the other guys.
Jack,
What is she hiding? If she is not telling the truth now, what
is she going to be like in the White House,,,,,,? that is what
we have now and it is a MESS!
Has not the American People heard "THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE?" that comes from the Bible and she is supposed
to be very religious? Hello,,,I don`t think so!
Take care:
Barbara from Sebring,Fl.
Jack, It means on November the 4th the American voters must do what congress has failed to do with the pass lying, deceitful , crooked administration, IMPEACH McCain/Palin, Oh! I mean vote them out.
Connie from Indiana
It means she's guilty as sin. Innocent people are ready, willing and able to cooperate. Guilty ones don't. Haven't we seen enough of this already with the Bush administration and Plamegate? If people want 4 more years like the last 8, then McCain/Palin is their IDEAL pair. For me?? Not so much!
Jack, It means the same thing as when Clinton or Nixon or Agnew or any of the others from Washington forward got caught doing some immoral, unethical or illegal. One party will want to make hay of it and the other will want to sweep it under the rug. mostly these people forget the old saying about "Honesty being the best policy." It proves they are all to human with all our failings and dumb enough to think they can lie and stonewall around the problem. Just another reason to vote Buggs Bunny.
It means that since hitting the national campaign trial Palin is not on the ground in Alaska harrassing and threatening her opponents into not seeking the truth. If is common knowledge in that state that if you cross her she will make your life a living hell. She is not there to control the circumstance. Her excuse that the investigation has been tainted by the Obama campaign is just plain stupid.
Palin's flip-flop on cooperating with the "troopergate" investigators means that:
1) she is a calculating liar willing to switch positions in order to gain political advantage,
2) she will do whatever it takes to get elected, ethics be damned.
Why should Sahra Palin be any different then the republicans, just ignor the law and it will go away
That tells me that Sarah the Barracuda has talked out of both sides of her mouth......Anything that she has said has not been factually anyways and now with this investigation that just tells me she has something to hide...... Don't try to blame this mess on the Democrats, you caused it all yourself Barracuda.... Guilty, Guilty, Guilty......
Ann Marie
Alliance, Ohio
It means check mate. Gov. Palin allowed herself to be used as a distraction in this election. She is really front and center. She claims her ethics caused her to blow the whistle on corruption within her party. Now her party is blowing the whistle on her. What a crooked web she has made because of her practice of deception. She may as well fall into the sticky mess she has created, own up to her mistakes and get on with her life.
The American people will not put her in the White House but they will forgive her.
Jack I'm from the old school,"do nothing,fear nothing". Sarah Palin has talked yhe talk and now she must walk the walk. This investigation must go through to clear her name.Since being named as VP candidate Sarah Palin has been slinging some white lies left,right and center and her word have been leaving dark trails which doesn't speak well for her creditability. How will she change Washington?Why is John McCain covering up for her?We have all heard this movie before and it's coming soon to your neighbourhood. The title is "DO WHAT I SAY BUT DON'T DO WHAT I DO.
That she is true blue (or should say red?) died in the wool Republican with all the 'moral values' of the Bush Adminstration. No wonder she fits in so nicely to the Rove/Bush/McCain crowd..
P.S. she also has instructed her staff to block any co-operation. So if she gets in office (scary thought) we may have another few years of legal issues at the expense of the nation. Do you think someone might mention this to other reporters Jack?
To me it means that she is towing the line set by the McCain campaign. Before August 29th she was all for cooperation . . . now she is stonewalling at every turn.
It just shows that the McCain camp did not vet her at all. They just wanted a woman on the ticket.
It's always someone else's fault when these types find themselves in a pickle. They need to go after her like the fomer Mayor of Detroit. See what she will say under oath, and I would love to see what those text messages say. The word on her is she doesn't like being crossed, so what do you think they are going to find once they start to dig?
she has something to hide. boy, the vetting was superb wasn't it.
Jack it means she has now graduated from a second University. First, The University of Idaho with a "Journalism Degree" and now the "George Bush University" with a degree in "Laws Don't Apply To Me."
I hope the American people wake up to what's going on here. We're in trouble if they don't.
Hey, politics is dirty. Palin might have a valid reason not to cooperate as her enemies and some Obama supporters will do whatever they have to in order to bring her down regardless of the truth. If there really was something of substance to hide, I doubt McCain would have picked her. As a Republican reformer, she has some enemies on the Democratic side as well as some enemies within the Alaskan Republican establishment. I'm not saying that if the party affiliations were reversed in this situation things would be any different, however politics can be dirty. Therefore she may have good cause to be cautious.
It means that she does not want to incriminate herself and will continue with her constant lies, deceptions and unethical ways of doing business in her State and gives us an insight of how she would do things if, God forbid, she becomes V.P.
More of the same. John McCain, who would "rather lose and election than lose a war" would now rather "lose his honor and win and election."
It means Palin is being coached by the likes of Karl Rove & Co. who have lowered the bar on ethics these past eight years and made criminal activity in our government a common occurence! Ms. Palin, although beauty contest material, is not able to come up with an original remark or answer one question directly with a meaty, intelligent response. She is all fluff and no substance and to my mind is an insult to women who have really "paid their dues" in the political arena. Being mayor of the tiny town and then governor of the remote state may be ok for Alaska (or not!) but is no qualification for Washington. She is in WAY over her head–and I hope this comes out BEFORE the election. If she won't cooperate–it means she really is STATUS QUO and represents NO change at all!
It sounds like she has something to hide. If she didn't you would think she would want to get this thing over as fast as possible. Maybe this is one of the reasons they do not want her talking to the press.
Palin is cramming for her next test & has no time to cooperate with people since she has nothing to hide. Something like thanks but no thanks to assisting in the investigation.
You know... lipstick can do one of two things... make you look very beautiful on the OUTSIDE or look like a CLOWN... she's looking like a clown these days... the honeymoon is over people.
Jack,
It means that we've allowed the reality of this election to devolve into reality television and the powers that be – mainstream media – need to take this woman to task ESPECIALLY considering she PROMISED she'd cooperate fully because she had nothing to hide.....She fits perfectly aboard the "straight-balk express".
It means Palin thinks that she is above the law. And it also means that the McCain bunch are desperate to hide the truth by delaying this investigation as long as possible. Hummm. . . . .. maybe until after the election. The truth is, if Palin would have gone through the proper channels and filed a police report the way a responsible person would have, she would not be in the mess she is in now. This is what happens when people think that they are above the law. This is what happens when people abuse their power in ANY way.
It means nothing. Just like Obama's 20-year affiliation with his racist minister meant nothing. Just like Michelle Obama saying that this is the first time she's ever been proud of her country meant nothing. Just like Obama performing as the agent of change, changing his story, his tune, and his colors from one day to the next like a chamelion means nothing. Just like all the tug-o-war rhetoric means nothing. Fortunately, in this election as in all elections there is something that actually means everything: The thought on the voter's weary on Nov. 4th when they're punching in or bubbling in their selection for the next President of the United States of America–that is theand only thing that means anything at all.
Didn't McSame's financial advisor call us a 'nation of whiners'? I guess Governor (and I use that term loosely) Palin is doing her share. 'They're picking on me....' I hope she accepts that response when she rides her moose into Washington to start her 'reforms'.
Claiming Executive Priviledge has started even before they get into office. Electing McCain/Palin would be deja-vu all over again.
When you refuse to answer question that is not only a sure sign that you have something to hide, but that you are placing yourself above the law. Where the heck is the democracy that we are killing people for in all that?
It means that Palin is just an actor in the republican dog and pony show.
So goes Dick Cheney, so goes Palin.
It means she must have read the 5th. Amendment. Good start.
She's just continuing the Bush/Cheney tradition. After all, she is the running mate for McBush isn't she?
what it means is she thinks she is above the law. If she has that attitude ( like cheaney ) what will she do if elected VP. This is the same attitude, the nixox administration people had and the same as the current occupiers of the WH.
What gives these politicians this attitude? Well one thing is they think they are the same as sports personalities who will do anything and think they are above the law. That attitude is derived from people hissing their backsides their entire adult lives and in most cases since they were born.
The attitude they are better, smarter, richer, more connected than the average person and entitled to special treatment. Thae entitelment of life, the entitlement of staion, the entitlement of whos their daddy.
Pailin, is no better that Cheaney, nixon, or any other politition who has abused their power for their own perpous agendas.
It's simple Jack – Sarah has something politically damaging there! So much for the Straight Talk Express!
When are politicians going to learn that delays and cover-ups just don't work – they always have the opposite effect.
It means they need more time to put lipstick on the pig, bulldog or whatever animal they are trying to disguise before the American people can see it for what it really is – my guess is it is a weasel.
Through out history, anyone who has something to hide has never been a willing perticipant in any investigation directed at them.
Makes you wonder just what she has to hide?
It means that the pitbull is a true Republican, ignoring issues and investigations that might bring out the truth.
She is an insult to intelligent, thinking women
The polls have gotten extremely close in the last couple of days, wow, now I know why Americans are accused of not having a brain. I know they have one but the sure don't know how to use it.
Palin failing to cooperate with the investigation and along with the McCain campaign not letting her do any more interviews or press conferences on her own says there are some question marks about her and her situation. Where did the "straight talk express" go on the McCain/Palin campaign? McCain/Palin say they are agents of "change"??? If this is the "change" they are bringing to Washington I would only trust them in the White House as far as I can walk!!! (I am in a wheelchair too)
fits in the pattern of the republicans: cockroaches who run to hide when someone switches on the light
Well, that's easy. She won't cooperate because there's something she desperately wants to hide... What to do? Oh! Just say everyone's against her because they're voting for Obama so she won't tell them a thing. Sounds like Karl Rove has been whispering in her ear.
It means she is a flip-flopper because she stated less than a week ago she would cooperate.
If this doesn't change peoples mind about voting for her, this country is doomed.
It means she's doing what McSame and the republicans are telling her to do. "Shut up and stick to the script! If it doesn't involve a bridge or lipstick, avoid it!" We should call a spade a spade (or call a pig a pig)...John McSame is a pimp using a female at his disposal. Move over Bishop Don Juan, Pimp GrandDaddy McSame is on the scene.
Jack, more importanly I am suprised you have not jumed on the "not talking to media" issue. Wake up Jack and the rest of the media! She is not talking to anyone...why? She is ready to be the President of the Untied States but is not ready to be grilled and questioned? Speak out man!!!
this is crazy season, maybe she can help John with the blackberry and TEXT her confession
Maybe it means that some would smear her name regardless of what comes out of the investigation. Maybe it means the Obama people have put pressure on the haters in Alaska to find something bad. It doesn't matter what really happened, it matters what the Dem's can make you think happened. It you can't tell from all the hate written above, they would do just about anything.
Don't allow investigations but if they can't be avoided, just lie. My God, it truly is Bush and Cheney all over again! Should she get in office, this is just a preview of things to come.
Palin is telling us she is guilty as charged. More importantly, what does this tell us about the judgement of the man who selected her as VP?
Does this remind anyone of the Bush administration telling Harriet Meyers, Alberto Gonzales, Karl Rove, etc. etc. Not to cooperate with Congressional investigations and hearings! It's the same corrupt, abuse of power that we've witnessed for the last 8 years!! She's just another politician thinking she doesn't have to answer to the American people. And she wants our vote for VP. Come On! This is getting ridiculous! I thought MCain/Palin wanted to Change Washington. They are already proving that they'll follow in the same footsteps as the current administration. I didn't realize how Obama's claim that a McCain/Palin administration would be more of the same rang so true until today. This should be called "How stupid do you think we are election"
It means plain and simple No meat to chomp on for the democrats till after the election. We are talking about less than 2 months why does it have to be cleared up right now.....Democratic party tears is why.
Keep looking guys but your sweat is showing.
I'm shocked, shocked I tell to you to find a Republican Executive withholding evidence in an investigation.
Jim Bailey
Cripple Creek CO
One other glaring possibility: McCain/Palin wants to keep the spotlight away from the economy and to project an image of an unfairly embattled and accused VP nominee.
If Obama has any smarts whatsoever, he will resist the urge to veer from focusing on the economy. To quote Clinton and Carville: It's the economy, stupid!
Palin won't cooperate for the same reason most politicians won't cooperate in probes and investigations – because she has something to hide. She is just hoping that if she stalls long enough the dark forces of the GOP will make it go away.
Sarah Palin is another Evangelical Republican who believes she's above the law of the land, that only "God's" Law applies to her. Will somebody please wake this woman up and tell her that mankind has the capacity to reason for a purpose? As Aristotle wrote, "Man is by nature a political animal." We seem to be reverting to demagogic tendencies rather than the Classical Republican ideals held by the Drafters.
She saw all those "lower 48" republicans doing it, and just wants to fit in.
How do you know Governor Palin isn't cooperating? Who told you?
Why don't you let the proceedings proceed and then you will know the outcome. Who are you to make judgements about what is going on?
Come on people lets be fare and honesty about this situation. We have George W. Bush in office right now and it is on the record that he lied about the reason why he wanted to go to war and over 4000 American solders have died for a no good reason. He has been in denial about everything that has gone wrong with the America economy. George W. Bush is nothing but and ignorant bully that likes to tell lies and push people around. John McCain is known through the halls of congress for his temper and behavior problem with his little short self. That is what is called the Neapolitan syndrome. Sarah Palin is a liar from hell; she just can't help her self from lying. We the American people just don't need this any more. Pleas you Republicans you all don't need this.
If this was Obama or Biden I would be the first to call for their dismissal for the Democratic ticket. Republicans please do the right thing and call for John McCain and Sarah Palin to be dismissed from the Republican ticket. Please, Please, Please!
Jack
It means that she obviously have something to hide...duh!!!
waste of time for her. an issue that doesnt involve her
It demonstrates that the "mainstream media" has confused "getting rid of your enemies" with reform.
Jack,
Why is she using private email address for business? Why is she being shielded from the press? Why is she totally scripted? Why is the "first dude" so involved in her work role? Why is she concerned about the Republicans involved in the investigation. Here is a person afraid of an investigation. She is acting like a "deer in the headlights" (I hope that isn't sexist, is it?) or maybe it is a moose! Dear journalists, do your job. Laurie, Phoenix
I would say it shows that the GOP ticket is no diffrent from the current administration no matter how hard they try to distance themselves from it.
This is right out of the Bush/Cheny playbook and clearly they want to continue down the path of non-cooperation when it does not suit them.
It means she's lying and the truth is giving her nightmares because of her dishonesty. Mind you, she said she's a christian, Liar! Get off the stage and take McDufus with you.
Well if this man Barack Obama didn't get in that White House before John McCain whatever that name is took over...noooooo we American won't lives on a better economy at the whole years McCain will spent in that office. But heck no, we wanted Obama to change the economy as better as what George W. Bush didn't offer our country before some those here can't have a better jobs.....please let this go John McCain, you know you can't handle this race or support ours country....
Jack,
This is the first time I have paid real attention to politics where I watch CNN and MSNBC daily and I'm distrubed at what I see people falling for. To me, Sarah Palin is finally showing her true self. Untruthful and unqualified to be the Vice President of the United States. I would feel very unsafe should something happen to John McCain and Sarah Palin had to step in to be the President of the United States. I hope its not too late for people to see what John McCain and Saral Palin is all about. She has nothing close to Hillary Clinton is, and it should not be assumed that because she is a woman, women will automatically vote for her. By the way, where does these polls numbers come from? No one has polled me!!!
According to the Alaska nespaper, that I have been checking daily for a local perpsective, the bi partisan legislative commission that is investigating troopergate, has a couple of Democrat senators on it, so it would not be fair. Oh poor Sarah! Sarah things it would be much more fair to have it decided by the state personnel board, which of course was appointed by, Sarah Palin. Where is the bi-partisan fairness in that idea?? This is the woman that is going to help get corruption ourtof Washington? I think the lack of transparency proves this would not be the case.
It means there is at least some truth to the allegation and, if she's found to have abused her executive power, Ms. Palin might not have a Governorship to go home to when the Democrats win this election. Wonder what kind of unemployment benefits Alaska offers?
Sarah Palin is the very person she says she will reform... just as soon as she gets herself to Washington. She knows the truth surrounding the firing, and she realizes an investigation will reach the same conclusion. She just can't afford to have the truth tarnish her image until after the election.
Jack,
Its entirely consistent.
She was for the bridge to nowhere, before she was against it.
She visited Iraq before she didn't.
She was for co-operation with investigation before she was against it.
She was for the Bush doctrine, once someone explained it to her. Wait. that didn't fit.
Turn out the lights, the party's over.
Analysts will be speculating over McCain's choice of this no-name, toothless "pitbull" for years to come. And it will only get worse as she emerges more and more from the protective cocoon the Republicans have her tucked neatly within. Honestly, what has changed in the last week that has seen Palin go from "full cooperation" with the investigation to having her surrogates literally sue to prevent it? Anyone?
Innocent people are willing to stand on a stack of bibles and look all straight in eye. Guilty politicians change the subject or just fail to show when summoned to show up at Senate hearings. Perhaps Gov. Palin should book in for Sunday's Meet the Press and on to CNN's Late Edition...and simply tell all.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Remember, innocent until proven guilty!
two reason, she knows she has been caught,and trying to put it off till after the election
Welcome Back Jack!
It means that it is hard to sell yourself as a reformer when you are in need of being rehabilitated. I think the Republicans are trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents and 85% of the country need to wake up and smell the coffee because something funky is brewing in Alaska.
This means she is gaining experience by following the examples set in the current administration. It also reinforces their call for change, as in, can we change who's investigating this?
Ruby, Minneapolis, MN
Sarah Palin is a joke. She should be invesitgated just like
Obama was get all into her life. What about the church she
left. The church did not like GAYS or blacks.
If she has nothing to hide , the public needs to know every
detail since she is so close to the White House.
Dear Jack,
I really feel the Republicans trying to isolate Gov. Palin is a huge isssue. Bringing her in smacks of desperation, but it was a smart move. Two months left, spice up the race, by the time the dust settles we, ( republicans ) win.
Clearly this is the fault of the Obama campaign. How dare they secretly implement a Republican majority on the 5 member panel responsible for the inquiry? How dare they supplant Tina Fey on the campaign trail promising to cooperate with the investigation? How dare anyone question the "integrity and honor" of the Republican Party? I mean, it's not like they've ever let us down before...
What else would we expect from a Republican? They have seen Bush and his cronies pull the same stunt with no consequences, so why can't they? This is what you get when Congress allowed subpoenas to go ignored under the Bush administration.
Jack,
I didn't know a broken record can have different performers everytime you play it. Haven't we been listening to this same ol' tune for the past 7 years?
It's proof that the McCain-Palin ticket would mean four more years of the same. She isn't even VP yet and, just like Bush-Cheney, she's already claiming EXECUTIVE PRIVILAGE every time things get too hot. In case you don't know the difference between Palin and Cheney, it's LIPSTICK!
She won't cooperate because she knows the findings of the investigation will reveal that she abused the power she had as governer of AK. There is every reason to believe that if she will abuse the tiny power she had as governer she will abuse power given as VP.
It makes her unappealing and will definitely cost her ticket votes.
Why is Palin getting such a pass from the media (and the Public)? If this had been a male, the media would have been all over it. Where is the media outrage?
They subpoenaed her husband. What comes after a subpoena? An Indictment!
If you have nothing to hide then it should be no problem?????????
Jack–welcome back. You're the best and have one of the few voices that keeps things honest. No bias like Dobbs and Beck. Fire them and give you 2 hours in primetime
Palin should be like any other candidate, competely vetted, open to the public and out on the stump by herself so we can see if she has the knowledge and judgement for the highest office. Mccain wants her with him to attract more crowds because he's so boring. She wants him with her so she does not appear not to have the answers.
Sure wish she would get a new speech with some substance on the issues. People are starting to get tired of the repetitive pithy sayings.
I had a feeling it was all Obama's fault.
Sarah has been put so high on a pedastil, if she falls because of this investigation it will be a very hard fall because she will not only loose the VP spot, but she also looses her Governor's job. She gamble all and will possibly loose all even her tanning bed.
Nell Waldorf Maryland.
It just shows thast republicans think they can lie and egnore the law of the people. Its shamefull!!! This just shows that there more of the same.
If Sarah Palin has nothing to hide, than there's no reason to run, no matter who is running the investigation. I think the more we learn about Sarah Palin, the more we find out how much baggage comes with this VP pick. I think we just scratched the surface of whats to come.
It means she is typically Republican.
It means that she is guilty, period.... Move forward with the investigation, but allow for factcheck.org to manage the investigation. The truth should be known and the truth will easily spell out the ongoing truth.
McCain-Palin (8-years of the same thing)
We are supposed to vote for a VP that is under investigation? I always say I've heard it all but WHAM here we go again. She should not have been considered under these circumstances . What ya gonna do if McCain wins and they find her guilty, kick her out HAAAAAAAAAAAAA. If she is not guilty she would be cooperating.
It's proof that the McCain-Palin ticket would mean four more years of the same. She isn't even VP yet and, just like Bush-Cheney, she's already claiming EXECUTIVE PRIVILAGE every time things get too hot. In case you don't know the difference between Palin and Cheney, it's LIPSTICK!
Albany, GA
Jack, it simply means one thing: Arrogance!
The kind we have seen numerous times from the current admintration.
There are two Democrats and THREE Republicans on the current ethics panel. Why is the McCain-Palin campaign claiming that it is a Democratic witch hunt when at least one Republican had to vote to pursue the investigation at the outset BEFORE Palin was ever nominated?
It means the McCain campaign is just hoping they can run out the clock without answering to America on any relevant issues and pray that the public is too stupid to know it.
I give them a 60% chance of success.
Jack, here is my question to you (though not directed at you):
Why is the American press not pushing these issues? Why aren't they standing up for the public who want Palin to answer real questions on her record and experience?
It's not just Palins reluctance to cooperate that bothers me. Its the McCain campains endorsment of her lack of cooperation.
This looks very much like the Bush administrations answer to investigations of wrong doing....... Ignore them.
This is not the way for John McCain to convince me that his administration will be different from Bush's.
She's for reform, just as long as it isn't her. I wonder if she can spell "hypocrite", Charlie.
Jack,
It means that this "pit bull on a lipstick" ain't biting.
This woman is ridiculous. She won't answer questions from the media. She won't answer questions from voters and she won't answer questions related to this investigation. It is so obvious that this woman is not prepared at all to be VP. At some point the American public deserves to have their questions answered. The Democrates stand proudly while the Republicans cower. This just confirms my support of Obama
DONT BLAME OBAMA PALIN !!!!
YOU DID THIS NOT OBAMA. FESS UP OR GET OUT NOW !!!!!!!
I don't think innocent people hind in these kinds of situations. If they have nothing to hind that too, will come out . This is nothing more than politicians putting themselves above the law. It is a habit that needs to be forcefully put down, if a law is broken a price should be paid by ALL people.
Wellllllllllllllll don't we all know the answer to that....HELLO
Because Rape kits cost the victim money in her state, way to go Palin!
I am not in the least bit surprised that she won't cooperate with the investigation. Why, because John McCain, and the campaign he is in charge of, have sold his soul to the devil to get elected. I have to surmise that he thinks this is his absolute last chance at the Presidency and therefore he must try to win at all costs....honor, integrity and truth be damned.
If one has no secrets there is nothing to hide. Looks like since the investigation began prior to her nomination she would want to clear her name and put it behind her. Unless there is something to hide.
A prime example of a corrupt politician yet Americans especially women are enamerd by this woman. You'd think that 8 years of corruption and secrecy by the Bush administration would have taught us a lesson but some are blinded by emotions and are not thinking with their head!
Very very simple Jack,
It means the Democrats have "Hijacked" the investigation to use as a tool for their purpose in this election. Take a look at who is now on the committees and supporting it all.
Sarah Palin is in favor and willing to work with the original investigating team that was to be a non-biased independent group!
Let's be fair about this!!!! ..Everyone should get their facts about this straight before jumping to conclusions!
Sonds like the typical repblican way of handling things. All out denial or blame it on partisan politics. Sound familiar? Kind of like Bush exercising "executive privilege" again to keep his people from cooperating in the established system of American justice.
Well Jack, this is like shooting salmon in a barrel.....this investigation started BEFORE Calamity Sarah was a VP nominee...and the more she stalls, objects and blocks it only shows how much she really has to hide. Talk about transparency in government and all the reforming she proposes....it's just more of the same.
Hi Jack,
What I don't get is this: If she fired Monegan solely because he would not fire the trooper, why is the guy still employed?
Bas van Os, The Netherlands
A more suitable question would be this:::" Why does CNN have it in for this woman?
It IS getting to the point of being ridiculous!!!
Totally uncalled for!
CNN election team needs to take some valium and give it a break for gods sake!!!!
Here we go again.Reform who are you kidding?It seems that she learned early on how to play the game.SHE'S GUILTY.O yeah, McCain said that the emails(from Palin) would be released by the end of the day. Would that be Central, East, Mountain, or Pacific time zones?
i think gov palin must have something to hide if she wont talk to iinvestergater maybe she sould consult with elisbeth from the veiw. this is not aperson i want that cloes to the white house
Dirty, dirty girl. The only reason to refuse to cooperate is if you have something to hide. Typical. Why do the neocon Repukes keep getting away with this sort of nonsense?
It's simple Jack, she has something to hide. If she didn't, she would cooperate. So much for transparency! It might be time for the country to end our honeymoon with Gov. Palin and ask the tough questions that all candidates must answer when seeking our nation's higher offices.
Jack,
She's afraid the investigator may ask if she can Irqaq and Afghanistan from Alaska.
Derrick
Atlanta, GA
Only that she knows it has turned into a witch hunt rather then an unbias investigation. Come on, how many lawyers, staff and investigators has the DNC and Obama sent to Alaska?
Jack, Governor Palin knows that she was involved in firing the commissioner and McCain camp doesn’t want American people to know the truth . For God sack, She is going to be the Vice President of free world, American people deserve to know the truth.
Biel Thich
It means that there is something that she and McCain are hiding and I would rather find out before the election not after, although I can't vote for someone who looks like, acts like and talks like she is a Stepford Wife. fred, Livingston, AL.
She is a downright liar!
It means nothing to the polls.
McCain-Palin are in the lead no matter what the media is trying to dig up.
Keep trying though, I heard the Obama campaign has sent a team to Alaska to investigate Palin. What kind of politics is this called?
Nice try, all you will find out is what Americans already know, Gov. Palin is a mother and good person from a small town. She is a true reformer who has even gone against her own party for the American people. Her experience as a VP candidate far surpasses the that of a community organizer. Gov. Palin is a Energy expert, can the Obama/Biden say that?
It means that she has something to hide afterall. If she did no wrong, it would not matter what source surrounds the investigation. She's full of hogwash and there's not enough lipstick in the world to hide it.
This is a pathological liar.Even the Assemblies of God church cannot save this pitbull.She must defend her actions.She has talk the talk and now she must walk the walk.Too many doubts hang around this woman and her creditability is in great danger. In less than three weeks Sarah Palin has become a hurricane. America needs to know many things about this woman and all the lies she has been slinging on the trail. Will the HONEST Sarah Palin please come forward.All of America is giving you a second chance to speak the truth.
It means the Democrats now have just cause to call for an independent special prosecutor who believes Palin is guilty; as the GOP did with Clinton.
How like Nixon, Reagan, and Bush to assume that she is above the law.
I am a Republicans If Sarah Palin can not open up now what will happened if she wins. My vote will not go the Republicans any more.
She is a big lier then. McCain should have done more vetting before you pick her. poor jugement then.
I will vote for obama now.
Shame on you Sarah Palin Shame on you Sarah Palin for refusing to cooperate with the investigation. Are you hidding something.
You'r cup is full now.
She could be guilty. Or...it could be a witch hunt from all the people who's toes got stomped on, because she didn't play 'politics as usual' game. If I was her, I wouldn't cooperate with particular panel of 'investigators', either.
Why don't you ask her that, Jack? Oh, yea. She doesn't "do" questions from media; or the voters; and certainly not measly little congressional investigators. She is far too high and mighty and it would be sheer victimization to actually expect a straight answer from the poor thing. Besides, We really don"t need to know the true answer until after election day since it only deals with ethics and questionable judgement. (This is all sarcasm, by the way)
I'd say it means she needs to be thrown to the wolves, but there are too many airplanes out today.
jack,as an observer from north of the border,I can not understand that if there is a issue of great debate between whether sara palin had any influence or not ,why would she not help and put out the fire that is slowly building instead of trying to make distance of denial,stand up an be counted
And here we go again.Republican going to the white house above the law with nothing to hide. yea right
Jack, it simply means that "moose mama" is just another Dick Chaney with lipstick…and poor McCain is in a comma and has no clue as to what's going on. The good thing about that is if this "maniac" gets the house; it makes no difference if you are Black, White or Brown, we’ll all get “screwed “equally . I guess racisum has its price (LOL)
Why don't you read the CNN article. It's because the investigation is being headed by an Obama supporter with pre-determined intentions. I'm amazed the number of your constituancy that can't read. But you like stupid people so you can put anything you want over on them.
Like anyone who does not want to cooperate with a situation – they have something to hide or loose. Also to say that the democrats particularly the Obama campaign, are putting there hand in this and "taint" the investigation is absurb. The investigation was going on before the Governor was named as the Republican V.P. candidate. Wake up! She and John McCain know that if she cooperates it will just show how bad the choice McCain made and he will blow the election for sure – not that he was not before- this would just solidfy it. Gov. Palin may have popularity now, but that will change – she will continue to show her spots.
The McCain/Palin ticket will see the numbers change as the truth begins to come out. This information confirms she is stubborn and her inability to do the right thing. Poor judgement on the McCain/Palin Campaign to attempt to stop the investigation until after the election.
This troopergate shows the American people how she will handle the business and serious issues of our country ...on her own terms.
I would hate to be a Republican today – they had to defend George W because he was from their party, but if they have to start defending Sarah Palin just 2 weeks into the campaign what does that say for John's McCain judgement. What is she and the Republican party hiding? If she is innocent – let her speak. She still has a Republican "Gag" in place so we the mere people may never know.
McCain and Palin, a third Bush term! Break the law, get investigated, lie,and hide, claiming the Liberals are out to get you. This is the hallmark of the Bush administration, and apparently will be the hallmark of the McCain/Palin administration. Eight more years of lies (which has already begun) Su-per! When will the American electorate wake up to what this woman really is? She's blindly ambitious and does not let a little thing like Truth get in her way. She's frightening.
Are all Republicans above the law????
So I was totally in support of Palin until this happened. Oh wait ...
It means that honest, law biding, moral politicians don't exist within the GOP. Just look at the newspapers splattered with Bush, Cheney Abramoff etc. When the GOP controlled congress went after Clinton, he didn't tell the American public to move it to an agency of my picking. In fact Newt Gingrich was having an affair while presiding over the impeachment. Alaska state congress has a legal right to investigate wrong doing and it's going to happen weather Palin and the GOP likes it or not.
What is she hiding? It means if elected we'll have another Karl Rove who uses the Jedi mind-trick to escape congressional subpoenas' she obviously feels she's above questioning, and with that above the law.
I t definitely means she is guilty of some wrongdoing. I am tired of her being kept out of the public eye so no one can interview her. Means to me that the McCain people know what a deceptive person Palin really is.
It is just another sign that the McCain/Palin ticket offers four more years of the same McCrap that we've endured for the past almost eight years. Enough!
It means that the current Administration has taught our country a valuable lesson - run from accountability and eventually it will end up as old news. Look at Karl Rove – we are heralding his opinion these days?
It means that if the voters and media chose not to heed the serious warnings of major inpropriety, deception, and avoidance of accountability that has been found in the Palin/McCain campaign, we are in for another term of abuse of power, deception, and avoiding the truth. It sure may be "maverick", but how is that reform!? Sounds just like Bush and his cronies to me.
– Fort Worth, Texas
How can a political campaign hijack a Judicial investigation.
To use a reason like that as an excuse is itself the biggest disqualification for the upper ecehlons of office.
The Republicans have been lying so often for so long that they dont even bother to make their lies look beautifull anymore.
She's obviously guilty... and cannot tell the truth!! I watched her interview on 20/20 and she did not answer even one of the questions she was asked. A true Republican in my book!!
Your right Jack, this investigation has been going on before she was chosen as VP. The fact that she is hiding behind McCain like a daughter under her protective father, and blaming the Obama campaign for "tainting" the investigation is further proof that Mrs Palin is not VP material.
Its only a matter of time before Mrs. Palin has to answer to the law she claims she will uphold.....in the mean time, her husband should reveal some information that will show how much of a team player Mrs. Palin is to the corrupt and twisted politicians, whom she has shown will put before ordinary American
Why should she???????? You democrats are trying anything and everything to ruin your life but you won't suceed because the America people are alot smarter then that.
She's slated to be the next Vice President, possible President, of the our great country. She can't admit "a lack of judgement" on her part. But, she can blame it the Obama campaign. Do we really care about the truth? The entire issue will fade into the past as election day 2008 draws near and the financial crisis worsens.
Put the republicans in office and let them clean up their own mess!
Democrats will just have to take the blame if Obama wins and they they can't dig us out of this ditch by election day 2012.
Oopps...Obama! He did it. Sound familiar!!!
It means: (1) The Carl Rove hard ball politics is at work.
(2) It means McShame has no back bone in this matter, \
(3) It puts a question out there Does she have something to hide?
People who have nothing to hide could care less who investigates them.
It means
As events have unfolded over the past two weeks it has become abundantly clear that Sarah Palin is the love child of Tina Fay and John Lovitz.
yeah. did not think you would post the truth.
Jack, it means that the only difference between her and Cheney is lipstick. I see the same arguments, the same attitude and the same ideological leanings. And having another Cheney in the White House makes for a dim future for America.
Guilty as normal for the GOP , Marita I am so sad that still in this year 2008 people still feel as you I really feel sorry for you , and then the republican party calls their selfs Christians , I never heard of a true person of faith hating another due to color or race . this is sad but we will win and that great black man will be our president Marita !
Why is she allowed to NOT cooperate? Talk about Bush politics. I've been asking this same question about Bush for the last 8 years & still can't seem to find an answer.
Hmmmm! Maybe this is what she means by shaking up Washington?
It is obvious to most, Jack, that the process may not have been hijacked by Obama's surrogates, but it has certainly been tainted by them. A recording of the lead Democrat in the investigation promising that it wud be embarrassing for Palin ? Before the report has even been agreed upon ?? Then the Democrats set the release date of the report for 5 days before the election ? Talk about gamesmanship !!!
Of course, revealing both sides of the issue is beyond your powers of comprehension. For once, I wud like you tell me what "hard" question you have had of Obama ? ...... I didn't think you cud.
It means more lipsticks will ease the investigaton and that she tried to avoid the facts. By the way it's all about seeing Russia from her home, isn't it?? More lies ahead to expect from the Republicans. Sick and Tired.
Jack,
The fact that Palin won't work with investigators should tell America that she is hiding something but, that would require them to actually think.
Jack, I am so glad you are back!
It means that obviously Palin has something to hide. And that she is also taking a bite out of the Bush pie...doing what she wants to do no matter how it affects people, then refusing to own up to the deed and face the consequences. She really gives me nightmares.
hi Jack very sorry about your wife's death. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
Jack my question his that, does she have the right to denial been investigated or question.
I get so disturb about some of the news i hear from America media, isn't it shame to American media that somebody that is going to hold one of the world greatest office has not been interviewed or hold a comference meeting with the press or to even answered questions during camp. shame.
It means that she may have something to hide and it also
means that the more she tries to hide whatever it is, the more
determined Americans will become to get at the full truth.
Wonder where I heard that before?
Only guilty people are afraid of investigations. People who are innocent want to clear their name. OJ is afraid of investigations.
How is it partisan when there are 3 republicans and 2 democrats on the investigative committee?
Jack, It means that she is another bush-cheney; and even worse, she is a combination of both, already trying to make her own laws before she gets elected to VP. She has a history of firing anyone who doesn't agree with her. She is a very dangerous woman and is not fit to be VP or President.
It means more of the same Jack. The same "I am above the law" attitude we already have in the White House. It means four more years of an assault on American ideals and corrupt government. It means nothing will be reformed in Washington except Sarah Palin herself – reformed into a "Washington Insider". Ain't the future looking bright?!
This, Jack, among all of her other talents, will make her uniquely qualified to become the Republican Vice President
It means that she is a phony. One one hand she claims the reform mantle telling everyone how she took on her own party but then we find out she is really just as crooked as the president we have. Shame on Sarah.
It means executive privilege is alive and well in the Republican party. It means more of the same. It means Bush. It means no change. It means the privileged continue to run the GOP
Hope I was clear.
Gee Jack! might she be afraid that the truth may come out?John McCain has been digging his own grave since he decided on sara, the snowmobiling ,wolf shooting governor, who can see RUSSIA from her house!
It means she is hiding something. QUILTY QUILTY QUITY QUITY
Jack, this is Republican transparency. Hide, distort, accuse, spin, fake outrage, liberalism caused me to do it, alcoholism, and secret meetings are transparent to the Republicans.
It means that once the Head Repubs jumped in, they injected her with the Republican serum. Once injected you Deny everything, can't recall anything and won't cooperate with anyone..
Jack
Do you remember "Dirty Dick" Nixon? How about "Slimy Sarah" Palin?
Mike in South San Francisco
Like she has something to hide. She was for it before she was against it...sound familiar.
So much for reformer...open government!!!!!
Annette, Odessa, MO
It means she has too much to hide. I believe that they are hoping to hang in there for the next six weeks with all their distractions and then she can blink and watch it go away.
It means she has abused her power as Governor, just like she'll abuse her power as VP (if we let her). Bush in Tina Fey glasses?
jack it is not up to me and you it is up to the law
anles you dont trust it
I believe her refusal to cooperate means the same thing it means for president Bush. They are above the law. Talk about out of touch with the rest of us in this country. Enough is Enough!!
East Lansing, Michigan
It means Karl Rove would have been a better VP choice.
At least he thinks McCain/Palin ads are full of lies.
It's simple – she has something to hide. This is typical Republican politics – don't accept the blame – point the finger to someone else.
Why bother trying to sell yourself as maverick when everything we've seen is busines as usual?
What does it mean? It means that she is a politician like all the other politicians, you cannot believe them or trust them. There's not a hair's width of difference between any of them.
I think this is one more piece of evidence that the only difference between Sarah Palin and George W. Bush is lipstick!
If you're willingly put yourself in a spotlight as bright as running for the VP you must also cooperate with the PEOPLE you're wanting to govern... the people that have every right to ask questions and want to learn more about this unknown that is Sarah Palin. It's insulting to me as a woman.. the way McCain chose this woman... we know nothing about her and they won't PUT FORTH ANY INFO ABOUT HER! I think her silence = guilt.
Choosing her was a cheap political ploy by John McCain and quite frankly I'm disgusted.
I have one word for you for Palin its "GUILTY" why arent the independant voters paying any attention to this. Have they all gone on vacation?
Who cares Jack? We are about to lose our house and just about everything else thanks to the dems and the reps screwing around with our money. The fat cats get bailed out and we get thrown under the bus. Whether some guy lost his job in Alaska for political reasons is of no concern to me.
It means that Palin is Dick Cheney in a skirt with lipstick. This tactic is right out of the playbook of the Bush Administration.
Sounds like more of the arrogance of the Bush administration. I did not realize 'executive priviledge' applied to canidates too. Bodes well for us if McCain is elected
Mrs. Palin is flip-flopping again. I don't think she wants the truth to come out. When you something to hide, you try to avoid speaking on the topic.
I want to know the truth. I am so sick of people cheering this woman on! The Vice President/President of the United States should be EXAMPLES. They should not be under investigation. No one is perfect, but those that run this country should be damn near it. Let's stop making exceptions... It's scary. Very scary.
P.S. – Jack, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.
Tiffany
Saint Louis, MO
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Palin not talking to investigators is just the McCain campaign sicking to their guns: DON'T LET PALIN TALK TO ANYONE!
She clearly has something to hide.
Jack,
Didn't you know that executive privlege is transferable.............She follows in the footsteps of Dick Cheney, she just dosen't want to go hunting with him.
She is hiding something. Its a signature republican move. Its just so sad, if you know you are innocent speak the truth, it will set you free. He refusing to cooperate will be the end of her political career, I don't think republican campaign realizes that, blaming it on the democrats is not going to work this investigation started way before she became vice president. America is not STUPID, stop insulting us
Jack,
I guess Sarah Palin has forgotten Richard Nixon's edict that, "the people gotta know that their [could-be Vice] President is not a crook."
Vince
Dear Jack,
Here we go again with typical Republican response to finding out truth. First George W. Bush would not lest his Administration memebers testify unless it was NOT under oath. Sarah Palin now takes it a step farther. She was going to cooperate before there was actually an investigation. Now that there is an investigation she is taking the 5th Amendment and will not even testify. Something stinks more than an old fish in a newspaper; it is Sarah Palin's lack of integrity and honesty.
Jack what are Republicans teaching our children. Where else but at the RNC could a young man get to shake the Presidential Candidates hand just for knocking a girl up. I can imagine Palin saying, son there will be a moose hunt with you, Dick Cheney and I or a wedding.
Sarah Palin and John McCain keep talking about subjecting the government to the "Light of day". I guess they are lying about that too.
This is like watching Elmer Fudd and Buggs Bunny except Buggs has the shotgun.
Geoff Feldman
It means she's cut from the same cloth as the people who been in charge of our country for the past 8 years. ENOUGH!
Jack, quite simply, it means she's hiding something. Haven't we had enough secrecy in the White House?
I guess it maeans the same thing as when Hillary Clinton would not cooperate in the investigation ultimately known as travelgate ...........nothing. Nothing became of it as far as she was concerned and it has all been forgotten.
She's guilty! Duh!
If the tables were turned and a democrat was under investigation, the republicans would have a 24 live feed going on from the courtroom.
Jack,
Her feet should be held to the fire. She should be forced to testify before the election or be dropped from the ticket. It saddens me that McCain chose her. Its like he dont care who he leaves this country to as long as he gets in office. MCCain the Patriot or OPPORTUNIST?
Looks like she's been found guilty in the court of public opinion, if reading your comments and listening to your slant are any indication.
If there's something to convict her of, why not have a completely independent panel to look into it. If there's something there it will come out without the taint of a "witchhunt" coloring it.
well jack, she has something to hide even more than the troopergate..if people feel that she's more qualified than obama, well they must be stuipd..she's meeting with the owner of timken co,(located in stark county ohio) doing a funderaiser for her guy and she can't figure out what is the bush doctrine?..yet she may think that she may attract women but i hope that all americans need to have a serious discussion about palin's credilbilty for running the second highest office in the land..really, why is palin hiding from the media so much?..
Presumably, Sarah Palin's sister was receiving child support from this trooper, so it makes no sense for Governor Palin to want him fired. It would only hurt her sister. I think the whole thing sounds like a lot of nonsense.
It means she has a neon sign over her head that says
"RU Ready for an Alaskan Snow Job?"
Jack,
This speaks volumes about the Republicans and their refusal to own up to their mistakes. If she has nothing to hide like she claims, then why not cooperate? This country cannot afford 4 more years of this secretive government that is both dishonest and morally inept.
Obama-Biden '2008
Reminds me of a plumbing problem. I had one bad piece but I replaced all the parts except the bad one. The system won't function and I can't figure out why.
Can OJ pick his own defense team to replace his judge and jury, or is it that stupid "jury of peers" thing?
For a party running on stopping wastefull spending, does it make sense to replace an existing commitee with another?
We know she was properly vetted, I think she it just trying to grab more headlines.
Final thought, I thought "suprises" were happy occaisions, if there is nothing more to report in October than the weather, where is the issue?
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
And maybe eight, twelve or sixteen of what we've had for eight already.
One Word. Guilty!
Mark
Cary,Illinois
Jack you wanna know what it means? well it means we are gonna get the same from Republicans who think that they are above the law.
Hi Jack,
It means that she has something to hide. Everyone should be aware that there are more Republicans on the investigating team than Democrats. Also, Alaskans are outraged about the McCain campaign's involvement in state politics and smearing well respected Alaskans of both parties. Palin may choose to not respond to the investigation, but the media MUST NOT LET HER OFF THE HOOK!
Angela Wheelock
Jack!! Our prayers are with you. =)
Hey. About the topic. Can't BELIEVE you haven't picked up on what this is yet... A BROTHER-N-LAW deal. ..that went bad and Sarah wants to cover up. One thing you can say about McCain-Palin Administration, there will be lots and lots of commissions and panels to obfuscate the truth.
Hey Jack,
I appointed a committee and they found that you have the Democratic talking points down better than any other newscaster. Congratulations
Don
The answer, Jack: it's because she's an "experienced" Republican!
Congratulations, Sarah! You're proving that you're the perfect Republican candidate. Don't like an investigation? Ignore it. If you get investigated, just tell them "I do not recall".
I can't wait for her to be President, so we can get Supreme Court judges approved without hearings because, hey, they're going to be biased cause there's at least one Democrat there.
Sarah Palin, Republican poster child. Who needs the truth when you can just blow it all off and blame someone else?
I don't understand in what world you get to choose who investigates you? I guess that is a privilege of being a governor? If she were a Democrat the GOP would say – she should cooperate if she has nothing to hide...its not as if the investigators can make stuff up. This whole thing stinks. The McCain campaign must know she'll get caught if she or her staff has to speak under oath...
It means more Scooter Libby justice. Just remember, George W. was a Gov.
The awnser is obvious....Sarah Palin is the reincarnation of George W. Bush
It means she has something to hide-DUH!!
i think the media should leave palin alone! the media hasent said anything about biden. why not probe biden as much as palin?
Because she has something to HIDE from the American public. because she knows that she is guilty on this case!! She tries to fool the American people ?But too bad, American people are not stupid as she thought!!
It means she is following in George Bush's footsteps.
This clearly means that Palin has something to hide! She gives no interviews, like the media will fry her in a pan and eat her up and spit her out. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out! Guilty!
slidell, louisiana
Simply put, she is guilty. This Bush/Cheney Palin/McCain crowd loves to accuse others of their guilt but when it comes to them
openning up and answering questions surrounding their
honesty.. well, we are seeing it firsthand again with Palin.
Palin will cooperate with the 3 members of the Personnel Board that she appointed, and you can bet that they are cloase and personal friends of hers.
Hey Jack,
On regards to this issue I think its obvious. I'm an Obama supporter, and I'm not just saying this in support for Obama, but that she is guilty. She's trying to use this to try and stop people from thinking that she is guilty. This is a obvious delay tactic and I think americans should start realizing that.
Jack–
So much for John McCain and Sarah Palin's pledge for transparency. This woman wouldn't even be transparent in a Saran Wrap bathing suit. Wake up, America - they think we're fools!
Jane
I have a uncle who tried that. the police just dragged him out the house.
Let's not forget .. this investigation of Palin was started in Alaska by three "Republicans" and two democrats unlike the claim McSame is trying to make that it is a Democratic ambush! If she had nothing to hide, she should put this whole thing to rest. I've read some comments here as "picking on Palin" .... this is not a popularity contest. I'm sick of McSame trying to make this a media attack on his obviously hasty, "gut" choice of Palin to gain an election. Country First...my "eye".
She doesn't want us to know the truth. It worked for President Bush on a number of issues, she is a fast learner.
Allen
Mountain Home, ID
In what respect, Jack?
It means she has something to hide, and doesn't want the truth to come out. Same reason she won't talk to the press unless it it highly choreographed.
It's good to have you back, Jack.
"Maybe she'll speak in tongues if she won't speak up normally 😉 The extreme hip!ocrisy and smoke screens continue. "For God's sake, maybe America will see though the smoke and deception!"
hmmmmmm....oh well we would not want to smudge the lipstick would we. If the wench has nithig to hide then why not co-oparate...oops we have mud and no more lipstck
I don't view her unwillingness to cooperate as an admission of guilt, that remains to be seen, but she absolutely loses credibility for refusing to be reasonable. Furthermore, the notion that the Obama camp is trying to hijack the issue is farfetched, at best, seeing as the investigation has gone on for months.
Jack, it means the same as the rest of McCain/Palin's sham of a partnership. He does not represent change, she does not represent reform . . . and don't dare think you're going to ask them any questions about it.
It means she's got something to hide. If she is supposed to be this big time reformer then she should also be an advocate for transparency in government. So if Palin can't come clean with her own state legislature on an investigation into her management of state employees. This clearly shows that a McCain-Palin administration will be as secretive and misleading as the Bush-Cheney administration of the past eight years.
Remeber, this investigation began before Gov. Palin was a VP candidate and it was unanimously voted for by 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats. If you have nothing to hide then you should testify.
Refuse to cooperate?
Let's rephtase the question, Jack: What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney?
Answer: LIPSTICK!
That's easy Jack, Guilty as charged. She's running to be VP and showing total disregard for a government body from doing it's job. A fine example for a "law abiding" citizen" who's refusing to abide by the law.
Not being a police officer or anything Jack, but I think her motives and substantial actions speak for themselves, case closed...GUILTY
Jack, the Trooper Gate investigation is nothing compared to why she's refusing to release her tax returns. The question will be whether she claimed as income the 312 days of per diem that she collected, which was reported in the Washington Post. Tax evasion is what brought Al Capone down. Will it bring Palin down, too?
don't forget to tell the viewers that their are three investigating palin and two of them are republican is that strange or not
i think it has been politicized and dont blame if she doesnt co-operate and Jack try to be neutral even though its obvious you like obama