ZOT!
Posted on 06/26/2010 9:37:58 AM PDT by Bob J
One of the most flogged excuses by both Palin and her supporters for her resignation as Governor of Alaska was that ethics complaints were "bankrupting" her. But the Independent Council Report issued in conjunction with the decision on her Legal Defense Fund says otherwise.
Not only does it show the State of Alaska offered to make payments for her legal costs it shows that even bfore the election the Palin campaign was making alternate plans to not only get the McCain campaign to pay for them but to hit up the Rnc AND set up a legal defense fund.
When confronted with Palin's legal bills in relation to the ethics violations charged against her, the State of Alaska offerred to pay begin paying bills to the tune of 100k. Now this was just the start and 100k was a round number they picked. Once they made the precedent of funding her legal expenses there would have been an obligation to continue...in for a penny, in for a pound.
But Palin and her legal advisors rejected the offer based IMO in a flimsy "accounting problem". It is clear the Palin's had bigger plans for much more money and the Alaskan offer was only going to get in the way of that.
Before you start reading these snippets from the report you must be aware that the first plan of attack from the Palinistas will be to portray the Independent Investigaror as partisan, compromised and corrupt. But you must also be aware that this is the very same IC that ruled in Paln's favor over the much more serious "Troopergate" allegations.
This report is full of eye opening relevations and I will be posting reports on several of them as time goes on. Here is the relevant section on this issue from the report.
"C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
1. Certain ethics complaints and legislative inquiries were conducted involving Governor Palin during the national presidential and vice presidential campaign when Governor Palin was a candidate for Vice President of the United States.
2. A contract for legal services was issued by the State of Alaska to the law firm of Clapp, Peterson, Van Flein, Tiemesson & Thorsness to represent Governor Palin, and others, in connection with these matters, for up to $ 100,000 at public expense.
3. No invoices were submitted to the State by Mr. Van Flein's law firm, pursuant to this state contract, due to the decision by Governor Palin and her attorneys that it would be too difficult to separate the functions of representing Governor Palin in her official capacity in the pending state-related matters, and representing her in other related campaign or partisan matters beyond the scope of the state contract. Thus, to avoid an appearance of impropriety or any allegation that legal fees were being paid for legal services beyond the scope of the state contract, Van Flein's law firm and Governor Palin agreed that funding for these services would be sought from sources other than state funding.
4. Among the sources of funding discussed were the Republican National Committee and the McCain campaign. However, after the conclusion of the presidential campaign, it became apparent that funding from the McCain campaign would not be forthcoming. Governor Palin and her advisors discussed alternative sources of funding to defray the continuing costs of defending past and future Ethics Act complaints, as well as other claims that may be brought as a consequence of serving in the Governor's Office. Among the sources discussed were the Republican Governor's Association and the creation of a trust. The trust would solicit private funding to pay for the past and future defense costs of Governor Palin, and potentially her family, her aides in the Governor's Office, and potentially, future governors and state officials.
Well, your personal experience notwithstanding, people engaged in political campaigns and litigation stemming from those campaigns aren't paying their legal fees upfront. Whomever is representing Palin, or any Governor, knows that they're good for it.
Probably looking for his lost shaker of salt as per the Jimmy Buffet song.
ZOT!
ROTFLMAO! Love it! bttt
FUBJ
It’s sort of sad, really, to witness a person’s total psychological meltdown.
btt
I don’t remember her saying that. I thought she said her staying was costing the state too much money.
If I was going to post a hit piece on someone, I would make sure the piece didn’t contradict my headline.
I would also ,if I believed my own words, do my best to defend them.
106 replies and no answer from you is the definition of a drive-by
troll posting.
OMGosh! What’s wrong with his part? And what part is it?
Sorry, dumb question. It’s obviously his brain.
Hi McGinnis! Glad to see your obsession is still in full on freak mode. Should we expect another vanity from you tomorrow on this, or will you wait until Romney sends you your next list of talking points?
Its even more sad to see a freeper slam a politician for actually refusing to use taxpayer money.
Findings of Independent Counsel, Consent Decree, and Settlement Agreement
It's conclusions were pretty much the same----Sarah Palin did nothing wrong, but because of a serious flaw in the law, the Alaska Trust Fund violated the Ethic Act because 1) it had the word "official" in its organizational name, and 2) since Kristan Cole had once served as a volunteer for the governor, then she was not permitted to manage the fund.
That's ALL that the Independent Counsel (who is a democrat BTW and works for a law firm with close ties to the DNC) could find while sorting through the facts.
Hence, Sarah decided that enough was enough and agreed to return the money in the Alaska Trust Fund and start up a new trust fund called the Sarah Palin Legal Defense Fund.
As soon as I get my check, I'm going to turn around and send it right back to the new fund.
Maybe Murray Mom is really Bob J?
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Has your shrink prescribed any medication for you? Are you off it? You are really abnormally obsessed.
Allahpundit = BobJ
sure is. if one is going to write and post a vanity, one better have the intestinal fortitude to back it up.
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