Posted on 11/03/2008 4:45:05 PM PST by Sibre Fan
Findings from the Personnel Board report: 1. There is no probable cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act by making the decision to dismiss Department of Public Safety Commissioner Monegan and offering him instead the position of Director of the Alaska Beverage Control Board. 2. There is no probably cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in any other respect in connection with the employment of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten. 3. There is no basis upon which to refer the conduct of Governor Palin to any law enforcement agency in connection with this matter because Governor Palin did not commit the offenses of Interference with Official Proceedings or Official Misconduct. 4. There is no probable cause to believe that any other official of state government violated any substantive provision of the Ethics Act. 5. There is no legal basis or jurisdiction for conducting a “Due Process Hearing to Address Reputational Harm” as requested by former Commissioner Walter Monegan. 6. The Amended Complaint by the PSEA should be dismissed. 7. Independent Counsel recommends that the appropriate agency of State government address the issue of the private use of e-mails for government work and revisit the record retention policies of the Governor’s Office. These findings differ from those of the Branchflower Report because Independent Counsel has concluded the wrong statute was used as a basis for the conclusions contained in the Branchflower Report, the Branchflower report misconstrued the available evidence and did not consider or obtain all of the material evidence that is required to properly reach findings.
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I’m sure MSNBC will air this report clearing the governor....
/sarcasm
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Findings from the Personnel Board report:
1. There is no probable cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act by making the decision to dismiss Department of Public Safety Commissioner Monegan and offering him instead the position of Director of the Alaska Beverage Control Board.
2. There is no probably cause to believe that Governor Palin violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in any other respect in connection with the employment of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten.
3. There is no basis upon which to refer the conduct of Governor Palin to any law enforcement agency in connection with this matter because Governor Palin did not commit the offenses of Interference with Official Proceedings or Official Misconduct.
4. There is no probable cause to believe that any other official of state government violated any substantive provision of the Ethics Act.
5. There is no legal basis or jurisdiction for conducting a “Due Process Hearing to Address Reputational Harm” as requested by former Commissioner Walter Monegan.
6. The Amended Complaint by the PSEA should be dismissed.
7. Independent Counsel recommends that the appropriate agency of State government address the issue of the private use of e-mails for government work and revisit the record retention policies of the Governor’s Office.
These findings differ from those of the Branchflower Report because Independent Counsel has concluded the wrong statute was used as a basis for the conclusions contained in the Branchflower Report, the Branchflower report misconstrued the available evidence and did not consider or obtain all of the material evidence that is required to properly reach findings.
(a little easier to read0
Not too late for the weenies at the Anchorage paper to change their endorsement...
When that earlier report came out, I must have immediately gotten ten or so hysterical e-mail “breaking news” alerts aobut it. Not this time.
Of coarse she didn’t violate any laws...
The national media will find a way to spin this as a negative for Palin, mainly by omitting the details of the report and re-stating the allegations.
Those are excellent findings, and hopefully this will kill any further nonsense in the legislature.
"These findings differ from those of the Branchflower Report because Independent Counsel has concluded the wrong statute was used as a basis for the conclusions contained in the Branchflower Report, the Branchflower report misconstrued the available evidence and did not consider or obtain all of the material evidence that is required to properly reach findings."
If so, you shouldn’t spend one second of your time or one penny out of your pocket on the national news media.
Wow! This certainly should push McCain-Palin into the winner’s circle. Democrats will jump ship. Obama will take slow poison and Pelosi will run out and get pregnant by the first homeless man she can find.
“I’m sure MSNBC will air this report clearing the governor....”
The Personnel Board is now Olbermann’s “Worst Person in the World”.
She’s an exception executive leader....I’m not surprised.
The Good Lord help those poor people if, God forbid, McCain/Palin lose the election. Gov. Palin will go back to Alaska ready to REALLY kick some a$$.
“Left” reporting on CNN blog says “What did you expect from the Palin-appointed Personnel Board”. Just thought you’d like to know where they are coming from now. Even when you win they turn it into a loss!
This is proof MSM smeared Palin, taking side of two aledged wife beaters instead of reporting objectively. They may not have beat her physically, but they did it verbally for weeks. Hope this rallies women and the base.
it is great news and I was wrong..i thought it would totally trash her!
Someone needs to post what that scumbag Queef Olgerman says about it!
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