If she has nothing to hide– why not cooperate as she initially promised? I don't think not cooperating with an ethics investigation will help her in a national campaign. Especially, since we presently have an administration that has refused to cooperate with congressional investigations.

A police officer who admitted to child abuse should not lose his job. Riiiggghhhhtttt.

I gotcha.

“They have moved up the target date for issuing investigator Branchflower's report, so it will come out several weeks before the November election.”

http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/521259.html

The rational was to “deescalate the political environment”. The original release date was to be Oct 31. Perhaps the Repubs would like it to be released on the original date?

then you would be circumventing the legal process– which is what our present VP has excelled at. We don't need another VP that is willing to serve as a vigilante and corrupt the justice system.

You make my point for me. The fact that a police officer was involved in an illegal activity and freely admits to doing it and then was never fired would cause me as governor to take action.

This type of action would have gotten almost every police officer in America fired for their actions.

Palin gave McCain's candidacy a boost among white women, conservatives and middle class voters. At the same time, she's an unknown, who may be called upon to step into the presidency, given the advanced age and medical history of John McCain. Her major international experience consists of looking across the Bering Sea to Russia.

Also, Cheney has proven that the VP is no longer just for ceremonial duties, but can be a powerhouse behind the scenes.

Biden was a safe pick, who caused little excitement or controversy. Most of his history and policy views are an open book. He's an older white male- who probably would never be called upon to take over for Obama- who is healthier and younger than McCain. Also no one is questioning whether Biden has the qualifications to assume the presidency if the worst DID happen.

The Democrat in question you are referring to, who is in charge of the investigation – Hollis French – has predicted in interviews that: (1) this will be damaging to Palin; and (2) this will be an “October Surprise” (his words) for the McCain-Palin campaign.

French has since backtracked, and openly admitted he should not have said those things, or linked the investigation in any way to the Presidential election. He defended himself, by saying other people will do the investigating . . . he just hires them.

Problem is for your dismissal of this as being nothing, Jazz, is that the Democrat in charge of the investigation is now on public record as (1) prejudging the results of the investigation, and (2) clearly, overtly, and intentionally declaring the results will be an “October Surprise” for the presidential election.

Of course this is a politicized investigation, Jazz. French would not be backtracking from his comments except for the fact they revealed how politicized his investigation was in his own mind.